If anyone on the verge of action should judge himself according to the outcome, he would never begin.

There are men who are wanting in the comparative, they as a rule are the most interesting.

Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor.

The door to happiness opens outward.

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.

I would rather be a swineherd, understood by the swine, than a poet misunderstood by men.

How did I get into the world? Why was I not asked about it and why was I not informed of the rules and regulations but just thrust into the ranks as if I had been bought by a peddling shanghaier of human beings? How did I get involved in this big enterprise called actuality? Why should I be involved? Isn't it a matter of choice? And if I am compelled to be involved, where is the manager—I have something to say about this. Is there no manager? To whom shall I make my complaint?