“The friendship that can cease has never been real.”
“Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.”
“While friendship has been by far the chief source of my happiness, acquaintance or general society has always meant little to me, and I cannot quite understand why a man should wish to know more people than he can make real friends of.”
“Real learning comes about when the competitive spirit has ceased.”
“The evil never attains to any real friendship, either with good or evil.”
“I've never done anything but dream. This, and this alone, has been the meaning of my life. My only real concern has been my inner life.”