She hoped to be wise and reasonable in time; but alas! Alas! She must confess to herself that she was not wise yet.

A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.

We ought to be inquisitive without feeling like rebellious children because greatness sprouts out of an inquisitive mind

For the applause of the masses, those with caged minds find themselves compromising things that matter most to please people who matter least

Good is the enemy of best.

One who would really like to know himself would have to be a restless, fanatical collector of disappointments, and seeking disappointing experiences must be like an addiction, the all-determining addiction of his life, for it would stand so clearly before his eyes that disappointment is not a hot, destroying poison, but rather a cool calming balm that opens our eyes to the real contours of ourselves.