"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone, and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom, for it is only when he is alone that he is really free."
"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."
"Religion is the masterpiece of the art of animal training, for it trains people as to how they shall think."
"Compassion is the basis of morality."
"Almost all of our sorrows spring out of our relations with other people. There is no more mistaken path to happiness than worldliness."
"Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it."