“A man can be himself only so long as he is alone.”
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It is only a man's own fundamental thoughts that have truth and life in them. For it is these that he really and completely understands. To read the thoughts of others is like taking the remains of someone else's meal, like putting on the discarded clothes of a stranger.
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.
Martyrdom is the only way a man can become famous without ability.
The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.
