Those who love to boast are rarely destined for great achievements. People with true aspirations keep their ambitions hidden deep within their hearts.
Women can be coy, and men can be as well; it is simply not their strong suit…
The most closely guarded secret in the world is that conquering fear leads to something safe and beneficial. Even overcoming small fears strengthens one's confidence in the ability to create one's life. If one consistently tries to avoid fear, it will chase us relentlessly like a mad dog. In such moments, the most terrifying thing is to close our eyes and pretend it does not exist.
The intellect of most people primarily serves desire. They struggle their entire lives within the cage of desire, losing both the ability to understand and the aesthetic interest in great and noble things. Only pure objective thinking and aesthetic engagement with art can grant us pure joy. If this dimension is missing from our lives, our entire existence is confined to a very low level.