“To live without philosophizing is in truth the same as keeping the eyes closed without attempting to open them.”
“Nobody can open the gates of death without closing them again after him.”
“The power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening one’s eyes without seeing anything.”
“He understood everything: He could keep his eyes open and the buffalo wouldn't appear, or close them and it would.”
“No man was ever yet a great poet, without at the same time being a profound philosopher.”
“Blessed are the people whose leaders can look destiny in the eye without flinching but also without attempting to play God”