I Myself Should Also Be

But Without Deeper Reflection One Knows From Daily Life That One Exists For Other People--first Of All For Those Upon Whose Smiles And Well-being Our Own Happiness Is Wholly Dependent, And Then For The Many, Unknown To Us, To Whose Destinies We Are Bound By The Ties Of Sympathy.

Whoever Is Devoid Of The Capacity To Wonder, Whoever Remains Unmoved, Whoever Cannot Contemplate Or Know The Deep Shudder Of The Soul In Enchantment, Might Just As Well Be Dead For He Has Already Closed His Eyes Upon Life.

Humiliation And Mental Oppression By Ignorant And Selfish Teachers Wreak Havoc In The Youthful Mind That Can Never Be Undone And Often Exert A Baleful Influence In Later Life.

The Satisfaction Of Physical Needs Is Indeed The Indispensable Pre-condition Of A Satisfactory Existence, But In Itself It Is Not Enough. In Order To Be Content, Men Must Also Have The Possibility Of Developing Their Intellectual And Artistic Powers To Whatever Extent Accords With Their Personal Characteristics And Abilities.

It Is Only To The Individual That A Soul Is Given. And The High Destiny Of The Individual Is To Serve Rather Than To Rule, Or To Impose Himself In Any Other Way.