"It is a profound truth that a visionary sees the unseen possibilities in the heart of common struggles."

"It is a essential truth that experience is the stern teacher that gives the examination before the lesson — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It is a steadfast truth that in the quiet sanctuary of self-reflection, the soul finds its rhythm — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"All political thinking for years past has been vitiated in the same way. People can foresee the future only when it coincides with their own wishes, and the most grossly obvious facts can be ignored when they are unwelcome."

"We would like to live as we once lived, but history will not permit it."

"The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do."

"All humanity is passion without passion, religion, history, novels, art would be ineffectual."