None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

That we understand something perfectly, that we accomplish something better than anyone else around us, that is what matters.

As for solitude, I cannot understand how certain people seek to lay claim to intellectual stature, nobility of soul and strength of character, yet have not the slightest feeling for seclusion; for solitude, I maintain, when joined with a quiet contemplation of nature, a serene and conscious faith in creation and the Creator, and a few vexations from outside is the only school for a mind of lofty endowment.

Try novelties for salesman's bait, For novelty wins everyone.

Not all that is presented to us as history has really happened; and what really happened did not actually happen the way it is presented to us; moreover, what really happened is only a small part of all that happened. Everything in history remains uncertain, the largest events as well as the smallest occurrence.

The eye doesn't see any shapes, it sees only what is differentiated through light and dark or through colors.