"Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all."

"I want to be a man of action."

"I wish I could live in a world where everyone was kind to each other."

"What moulting is to birds, the time when they change their feathers, that's adversity or misfortune, hard times, for us human beings. Instead of giving way to despair, I took the way of active melanch…"

"He understands, that goes without saying, that he has had a bout of insanity and this thought grieves and revolts him at the same time."