“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

A man who is tired of London is tired of life.

Marriage is like a besieged fortress: those who are outside want to get in, and those who are inside want to get out.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Kinship with all creatures of the earth, sky, and water was a real and active principle.

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something.

Man is condemned to be free.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.