In normal times all of us know, whether consciously or not, that there is no love which can't be bettered; nevertheless, we reconcile ourselves more or less easily to the fact that ours has never risen above the average.

Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable.

When the body is sad, the heart languishes.

Rebellion cannot exist without the feeling that somewhere, in some way, you are justified.

Empires and churches are born under the sun of death.

Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity.

He knew now that it was his own will to happiness which must make the next move. But if he was to do so, he realized that he must come to terms with time, that to have time was at once the most magnificent and the most dangerous of experiments. Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.