One must be truthful with oneself about one's own motives, especially if one is to survive in the world. It takes rigor, and it takes courage.

The soul is that which denies the body. For example, that which refuses to run when the body trembles, to strike when the body is angry, to drink when the body is thirsty. - Definitions, 1953.

L'homme oriente sa voile, appuie sur le gouvernail, avançant contre le vent par la force même du vent.

Ni le passé, ni l’avenir ne peuvent nous accabler, puisque l’un n’existe plus et que l’autre n’existe pas encore.

You need a good gardener and a good fisherman. The cook is not required.

The present and the past coexist, but the past shouldn't be in flashback.