"To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but so to love wisdom as to live according to its dictates, a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust."
"Night is certainly more novel and less profane than day."
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined."
"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence."
"On the death of a friend, we should consider that the fates through confidence have devolved on us the task of a double living, that we have henceforth to fulfill the promise of our friend's life also, in our own, to the world."
"Dreams are the touchstones of our characters."