1. “Obviously the most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do so.”
2. “Be independent of the good opinion of other people.”
3. “To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.”
4. “False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment, anger and hopelessness.”
5. “Most people experience both tragedy and joy in varying proportions. Any philosophy which leaves out either cannot be considered to be comprehensive.”
6. “In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.”
7. “We all have everything we need within us to create our fullest potential.”
8. “Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.”
9. “In a word, growth and improvement can come through pain and conflict.”
10. “The greatest lesson is that the sacred is the ordinary, that it is to be found in one’s daily life, in one’s neighbours, friends and family in one’s backyard.”
