“Words tend to bounce off nature as they try to deliver nature's language into the hands of another language foreign to it.”

“...the beautiful in nature is like a spark flashing momentarily and disappearing as soon as one tries to get hold of it.”

“Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.”

“Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.”

“Intelligence is a moral category.”

“The good man is he who rules himself as he does his own property: his autonomous being is modelled on material power.”

“Anyone who is willing to work and is serious about it will certainly find a job. Only you must not go to the man who tells you this, for he has no job to offer and doesn't know anyone who knows of ...”

“Choose your counsel, company and companions wisely: beware seeking wise words of advice from a fool or expecting informed opinions or decisions from the ignorant.”

“If you find it difficult to get along with your boss, try to reason with him and talk through your differences. If that doesn't work, drive him to suicide and take over the company.”

“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.”

“There are only two ways to live your life: as though nothing is a miracle, or as though everything is a miracle.”

“The moral of the tale is, don't live for the approval of others. The real you is here to find out the secret of life, not to satisfy someone else's opinion.”