The child, offered the mother's breast, Will not in the beginning grab it; But soon it clings to it with zest. And thus at wisdom's copious breasts You'll drink each day with greater zest.

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!

But when all is said, the greatest art is to limit and isolate oneself.

Napoleon for the sake of a good name broke in pieces half the world.

Woe to him who would ascribe something like reason to Chance, and make a religion of surrendering to it.

Letters are among the most significant memorial a person can leave behind them.

As long as you are not aware of the continual law of Die and Be Again, you are merely a vague guest on a dark Earth.