I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one than is in the power of any man to perform.

The world is so unhappy because it is ignorant of the true self. Man's real nature is happiness. Happiness is inborn in the true self. Man's search for happiness is an unconscious search for his true self.

Life is brief， and then you die， you know？

The first step towards philosophy is incredulity.

"A book is a fragile creature, it suffers the wear of time, it fears rodents, the elements and clumsy hands. So the librarian protects the books not only against mankind but also against nature and devotes his life to this war with the forces of oblivion."