A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire: not too near, lest he burn; nor too far off, lest he freeze.

Whatever man does he must do first in his mind.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This period does not last. He returns headlong to his beard.

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures - be what he is. And, above all, accept these things.

When there is nothing left to burn, you must set yourself on fire.