“A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him
“Who would wish to be among the commonplace crowd of the little famous - who are each individually lost in a throng made up of themselves?
“We gain nothing by being with such as ourselves. We encourage one another in mediocrity. I am always longing to be with men more excellent than myself
“Every man has his moral backside which he refrains from showing unless he has to and keeps covered as long as possible with the trousers of decorum