If a man could understand all the horror of the lives of ordinary people who are turning around in a circle of insignificant interests and insignificant aims, if he could understand what they are losing, he would understand that there can only be one thing that is serious for him - to escape from the general law, to be free. What can be serious for a man in prison who is condemned to death? Only one thing: How to save himself, how to escape: nothing else is serious.

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

One of the strongest motives for wishing to work on yourself is the realization that you may die at any moment - only you must first realize this.

Begin with the possible; begin with one step.

Patience is the mother of will.

Man must use what he has, not hope for what is not.

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.