First and last, what is demanded of genius is love of truth.
A state of affairs which leads to daily vexation is not the right state.
The hardest thing to see is what is in front of your eyes.
Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.
Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.
The soul is indestructible and its activity will continue through eternity. It is like the sun, which, to our eyes, seems to set at night; but it has in reality only gone to diffuse its light elsewhere.