Truth is within-not without thee.
Find thyself within thyself.
Not others shouldst thou subdue; subdue thyself;
be master of thyself-and thous shalt perceive truth.
Not in things, not outside thee nor overseas is this truth,
but above all in thine own labor for self-betterment.
If thou conquerest thyself, if thou humblest thyself,
then thou wilt be free beyond dreams;
Thou wilt labor upon a great task;
Thou wilt make others free and thous wilt find happiness.
since thy life will be full,
And thou wilt, finally, understand thine own people and their sacred truth.
Neither with the gypsies nor elsewhere is this universal harmony provided if thou thyself
art unworthy of it.
If thou art given to malice and pride, if thou demandest life as a gift without even comprehending that it has to be paid for..

Dostoevsky