“Only he is free who cultivates his own thoughts and strives without fear to do justice to them.”

The world is the same everywhere.

Discontent is the source of all trouble,but also of all progress, in individuals and nations.

We consider it tedious to talk of the weather, and yet there is nothing more important.

Being alone when one’s belief is firm, is not to be alone.

What will people say-in these words lies the tyranny of the world, the whole destruction of our natural disposition, the oblique vision of our minds. These four words hold sway everywhere.

Years teach us more than books.

Gratitude is a soil on which joy thrives.

If you sound great in the practice room, you’re practicing the wrong thing. Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

All men are selfish, but the vain man is in love with himself. He admires, like the lover his adored one, everything which to others is indifferent.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self contempt.

No mortal eye has ever fully seen a flash of lightning … for no matter how firmly we look, our eyes are sure to be dazzled.

Some men, like modern shops, hang everything in their show windows; when one goes inside, nothing is to be found.

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions.

Truly, one gets easier accustomed to a silken bed than to a sack of leaves.

Weak men are easily put out of humor. Oil freezes quicker than water.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.

We should be excited about the future & striving to go beyond the horizon!

God loves to help him who strives to help himself.

How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forces of Nature!

Success comes from continuing to strive, fail and learn without losing enthusiasm.

We continue training, to recharge, to continue striving and do our best. We will return to the field to leave everything.