“Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“Life is neither good or evil, but only a place for good and evil.”

“The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.”

“Men can only be happy when they do not assume that the object of life is happiness.”

“You walk the way for yourself, only for yourself.”