“Name your intention.”

“Equip yourself for your own needs.”

“Watch other people for clues about who they are, not just clues about how much they are or are not like you.”

“Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.”

“Doing nothing is the hardest torture that a person can put himself through. For he is always brought face to face with his own self, which demands that he gives account for the sun which he useless...”

“We just philosophize, complain of boredom, or drink vodka. It's so clear, you see, that if we're to begin living in the present, we must first of all redeem our past and then be done with it foreve...”

“Boredom is a kind reminder that we've shadowed our creativity”