"If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect, will you compel others to respect you."

"The soul is healed by being with children."

"The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness."

"It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise."

"The more I love humanity in general, the less I love man in particular."