It matters little whether a man be mathematically or philologically or artistically cultivated, so he be but cultivated.

Every author in some way portrays himself in his works, even if it be against his will.

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

Mankind? That is an abstraction. There have always been and always will be only individuals.

Ye great teachers: listen to what you say!

How can one learn to know oneself? Never by introspection, rather by action.

One should not search for anything behind the phenomena. They themselves are the message.