“There is nothing more needy of criticism and worthless than general disinterest. He who does not journey does not return. He who does not have foreign experiences does not know how to organize his time and energies at home. The stay-at-home is like an archer painted on the wall: shooting continuously but never hitting anything.”

“The unredeemed Spirits and their followers, their works, and all their doings---be their unrelenting enemy and try throughout your life to command them and never to serve them.”

“It takes a lot more energy to bury pain than it does to confront it.”

“And how do I know that the hate of death is not like a man who has lost his home when young and does not know where his home is to return to?”

“One does not have the right to criticize until he can do the same work without being criticized”

“He who only wishes and hopes does not interfere actively with the course of events and with the shaping of his own destiny.”

“He who knows other men is discerning;he who knows himself is intelligent.He who overcomes others is strong;he who overcomes himself is mighty.He who is satisfied with his lot is rich;he who goes on acting with energy has a (firm) will. He who does not fail in the requirements of his position, continues long;he who dies and yet does not perish, has longevity.”