“One still works, for work is a pastime. But one is careful lest the pastime should hurt one.”

“And must I not conceal myself like one who has swallowed gold- lest my soul should be ripped up?”

“One must give value to their existence by behaving as if ones very existence were a work of art.”

“A time came when one rubbed one's eyes; one is still rubbing them today.”

“One should not go into churches if one wishes to breathe pure air.”

“Either one does not dream, or one does so interestingly. One should learn to spend one's waking life in the same way: not at all, or interestingly.”

“Be careful, lest in casting out your demon you exorcise the best thing in you.”