All growth, progress, well - being, or degradation is but relative.
To me the thought of oneself as low and humble is a sin and ignorance.
Books are only made so that they may point the way to a higher life; but no good results unless the path is trodden with unflinching steps!
Be strong, get beyond all superstitions, and be free.
The coward, afraid of the lash, with one hand wipes his eyes and gives with the other. Of what avail are such gifts?
The sign of vigour, the sign of life, the sign of hope, the sign of health, the sign of everything that is good, is strength. As long as the body lives, there must be strength in the body, strength in the mind, [and strength] in the hand.