first principle: never to let one’s self be beaten down by persons or by events

I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.

The older one gets, the more one feels that the present moment must be enjoyed, comparable to a state of grace.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.

Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance.

Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity.

We must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.