From my point of view, he can be called a remarkable man who stands out from those around him by the resourcefulness of his mind, and who knows how to be restrained in the manifestations which proceed from his nature, at the same time conducting himself justly and tolerantly towards the weaknesses of others.

What is possible for individual man is impossible for the masses.

Life is real only then, when "I am".

Every grown-up man consists wholly of habits, although he is often unaware of it and even denies having any habits at all.

Nothing can be attained without suffering but at the same time one must begin by sacrificing suffering.

It is the same with everything else, with food, with pleasures, with sleep; with everything there is a limit to what is necessary. After this "sin" begins. This is something that must be grasped, a "sin" is something which is not necessary.

Humanity is moving in a circle. The progress in mechanical things of the past hundred years has proceeded at the cost of losing many other things which perhaps were much more important for it.