Neither man or nation can exist without a sublime idea. — Fyodor Dostoevsky. Russian novelist (1821–1881) Ideas
The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.
If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
Man is tormented by no greater anxiety than to find someone quickly to whom he can hand over that great gift of freedom with which the ill-fated creature is born.