Eh, brother, but nature has to be corrected and guided, otherwise we'd all drown in prejudices. Without that there wouldn't be even a single great man.

The darker the night, the brighter the stars, The deeper the grief, the closer is God!

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in someone else's.

Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely.

Suffering is part and parcel of extensive intelligence and a feeling heart.

Was it all put into words, or did both understand that they had the same thing at heart and in their minds, so that there was no need to speak of it aloud, and better not to speak of it?

The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.

Through error you come to the truth! I am a man because I err! You never reach any truth without making fourteen mistakes and very likely a hundred and fourteen.

You see I kept asking myself then: why am I so stupid that if others are stupid—and I know they are—yet I won't be wiser?

I drink because I wish to multiply my sufferings.

If you are living an original life, there is absolutely no need to compete with anyone else.

It's no use just winning, we've got to win well.

In the act of giving lies the expression of my aliveness.

Like fresh milk a bad deed does not turn at once. It follows a fool scorching him like a smouldering fire.

If the body is stiff that is understandable. But if the mind is also stiff then you can’t get anywhere. The mind has to become flexible.

Live in the moment, where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you'll get wherever it is you're going a lot faster and with less bumps in the way.

With a chemical alarm, you're going to build one that is oversensitive because you would rather the alarm go off and give you a false alarm than to err on the other side

I make sure to use my life for that which can be of goodwill. It has fortified me spiritually and emotionally

When an actor is offered a role, more often than not - maybe 90 percent of the time - you read it and you say, "I'll take it."

A view of heaven from a seat in hell.