“Pursue knowledge as though it is your life-blood, then you will know greatness!”

“You long for a windfall that will let you quit and pursue your great hobby”

“It is a great art to have an abundance of knowledge and experience - to know the richness of life, the beauty of existence, the struggles, the miseries, the laughter, the tears - and yet keep your mind very simple; and you can have a simple mind only when you know how to love.”

“Education is a great shield against experience. It offers so much, ready-made and all from the best shops, that there's a temptation to miss your own life in pursuing the life of your betters.”

“That's the way it is in life. You let go of what is beautiful and unique. You pursue something new and don't even know that the wind of your own running is a thief.”

“It is comfortable to live in the belief that you are great, though your greatness is latent. ”