“If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck”

“But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people--first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy.”

“The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.”

“There is far too great a disproportion between what one is and what others think one is, or at least what they say they think one is.”

“Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. ”

“One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.”

“True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and righteousness.”