We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself from thyself!

In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless.

What chance gathers, she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.

The light is there, and colors surround us. However, if there were no light nor colors in our own eye, we wouldn't perceive such things outside of us.

Fools and wise men are equally harmless. It is the half-fools and half-wise that are dangerous.