The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering but in the development of the soul.
Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.
The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie. One word of truth outweighs the world. In keeping silent about evil, in burying it so deep within us that no sign of it appears on the surface, we are implanting it, and it will rise up a thousand fold in the future.