Now, however, I see the folly of attempting to hitch one's wagon to a star with a harness that does not belong to it.

Only in quietness do we possess our own minds and discover the resources of the Inner Life.

Look the world straight in the eye.

The one resolution, which was in my mind long before it took the form of a resolution, is the key-note of my life. It is this, always to regard as mere impertinences of fate the handicaps which were placed upon my life almost at the beginning. I resolved that they should not crush or dwarf my soul, but rather be made to blossom, like Aaron's rod, with flowers.

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

The true task is to unite and organize all workers...and it is the workers themselves who must secure freedom for themselves.

The best educated human being is the one who understands most about the life in which he is placed.