He who masters the grey everyday is a hero..

A man who lies to himself, and believes his own lies becomes unable to recognize truth, either in himself or in anyone else, and he ends up losing re….

It is not the brains that matter most, but that which guides them — the character, the heart, generous qualities, progressive ideas..

Nothing in this world is harder than speaking the truth, nothing easier than flattery..

Only through suffering can we find ourselves..

I utter what you would not dare think.

There is immeasurably more left inside than what comes out in words..

What is hell? I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love..

When I look back on my past and think how much time I wasted on nothing, how much time has been lost in futilities, errors, laziness, incapacity to l….

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth..

I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared..

The world says: "You have needs - satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don't hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expa….

If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself..

The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for..

Destroy my desires, eradicate my ideals, show me something better, and I will follow you..

Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can take his freedom away from him..

But how could you live and have no story to tell?.

Compassion is the chief law of human existence..

And so I ask myself: 'Where are your dreams?' And I shake my head and mutter: 'How the years go by!' And I ask myself again: 'What have you done with….

A new philosophy, a new way of life, is not given for nothing. It has to be paid dearly for and only acquired with much patience and great effort.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that….