I long remained a child, 

and I am still one in many respects.

Each generation imagines itself 

to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, 

and wiser than the one that comes after it.

Common sense is judgment without reflection, 

shared by an entire class, 

an entire nation, 

or the entire human race.

The best work is not what is most difficult for you; 

it is what you do best.

Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, 

we ought to know a little about everything.

Only those 

who attempt the absurd 

will achieve the impossible.

Suddenly a mist fell from my eyes 

and I knew the way I had to take.

We are happy 

when for everything inside us 

there is a corresponding something outside us.

Identity 

in the form of continuity of personality 

is an extremely important characteristic of the individual.

We never really know what stupidity is 

until we have experimented on ourselves.

A study of the history of opinion 

is a necessary preliminary 

to the emancipation of the mind.

Follow your inner moonlight; 

don't hide the madness.

 

A wise man looks upon men 

as he does on horses; 

all their comparisons of title, wealth, and place, 

he consider but as harness.

It isn't easy to accept 

that suffering can also be beautiful... 

it's difficult. 

It's something you can only understand 

if you dig deeply into yourself.