There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.
There is no folly of the beasts of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men.
There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him.
The yoke a man creates for himself by wrong-doing will breed hate in the kindliest nature.
The world has the habit of making room for the man whose words and actions show that he knows where he is going.
The wise man does not seek enlightenment, he waits for it.
The wise man does not grow old, but ripens.[L’homme sage mûrit et ne vieillit pas.]
The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming of that which the wicked man does in actual life.[Der Tugendhafte sich begnügt, von dem zu träumen, was der Böse im Leben tut.]
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
The timid man yearns for full value and asks a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.
The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
The soul of Man must quicken to creation.
