Purity of soul and impurity of body can go together.

Whoever lives sincerely and encounters much trouble and disappointment without being bowed down is worth more than one who has always sailed before the wind and has only known prosperity.

It is the language of nature to which one has to listen.

The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right.

Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.

Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.

And when I read, and really I do not read so much, only a few authors, - a few men that I discovered by accident - I do this because they look at things in a broader, milder and more affectionate way than I do, and because they know life better, so that I can learn from them.