To be something, to be himself, and always at one with himself, a man must act as he speaks, must know what course he ought to take, and must follow that course with vigour and persistence.

The fact is that each person has to do something different, something that is uniquely his own.

The whole work of man really seems to consist in nothing but proving to himself every minute that he is a man and not a piano key.

Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.

Let every one mind his own business, and endeavor to be what he was made.

the whole work of man really seems to consist in nothing but proving to himself every minute that he is a man and not a piano-key!

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no other is, and to do what no other can do.

Every human being is intended to have a character of his own; to be what no others are, and to do what no other can do.

Make haste to live and think each of your days to be an individual life.

And each moment is different, and each man
is different, and we are all equal.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment.

Every man must find his own philosophy, his attitude towards life.

Man does not simply exist but always decides what his existence will be, what he will become in the next moment.

man must answer for everything, particularly for his own soul.