Men who have not known the horror of death are not likely to be awed by it.

The most painful thing in life is to wake up from a dream and find no way out. Dreamers are fortunate people. If no way out can be seen, the important thing is not to awaken the sleepers.

You have to reform yourself before reforming society and the world.

If there are still men who really want to live in this world, they should first dare to speak out, to laugh, to cry, to be angry, to accuse, to fight-that they may at least cleanse this accursed place of its accursed atmosphere!

Discontent is the wheel that moves people forward.

All who have read a few old books have picked up the old tactics of considering every new idea a 'heresy' which must be rooted out.

When a great man has become petrified, and everyone begins to proclaim his greatness, he has already turned into a puppet.