The consciousness of life is higher than life.

It is a law of nature that every decent man on earth is bound to be a coward and a slave

The meanest and most hateful thing about money is that it even gives one talent.

Thus, as a result of heightened consciousness, a man feels as if it's all right if he's bad as long as he knows it- as though that were any consolation.

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas.

Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.