Pity on the person who has become accustomed to seeing in necessity something arbitrary, who ascribes to the arbitrary some sort of reason, and even claims that following that sort of reason has religious value.

When I make a mistake everyone can see it, but not when I lie.

Courage is the commitment to begin without any guarantee of success.

A person is never happy till their vague strivings has itself marked out its proper limitations.

Someday perhaps the inner light will shine forth from us, and the we'll need no other light.

No one can take from us the joy of the first becoming aware of something, the so-called discovery. But if we also demand the honor, it can be utterly spoiled for us, for we are usually not the first. What does discovery mean, and who can say that he has discovered this or that? After all it's pure idiocy to brag about priority; for it's simply unconscious conceit, not to admit frankly that one is a plagiarist.

He who is wise puts aside all claims which may dissipate his attention, and confining himself to one branch excels in that.