“...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.”

“Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.”

“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.”

“Today I want to belong. I want to feel safe and at home. I want to be aware of what it is like simply to be, without defenses or desires. I will appreciate the flow of life for what it is-my own tr...”

“Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.”

“My calling ties me to no office, makes me no man's slave, compels me to no action which my soul condemns. It sets me free from town life, which I loathe; and allows me to breathe clean air, to exer...”

“I was focused on athletics, outdoors, sports.”