“It is not 'strength' to try to take everything upon oneself.”
“To find a mountain path all by oneself gives a greater feeling of strength than to take a path that is shown.”
“What is hard work? It takes strength, energy, and stress to truly care about others enough to place oneself last, but it is easy to wrap oneself up and selfishly scramble on the heads of others.”
“Mastering others is strength. Mastering oneself makes you fearless.”
“I had some ambition. I meant everything to be different with me. I thought I had more strength and mastery. But the most terrible obstacles are such as nobody can see except oneself.”
“Happiness, as is evident, depends partly upon external circumstances and partly upon oneself.”