The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.

There is no doubt that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.

There is no such thing as an empty space or an empty time. There is always something to see, something to hear.

The only limit is the one you set yourself.

在这两种情况中，肉体都占主导地位，而且极其敏感，心灵则成了无言的器官，漠不相关的判断。

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility。