The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either - but right through every human heart - and through all human hearts. This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained.

Truth seldom is pleasant; it is almost invariably bitter.

To do evil a human being must first of all believe that what he's doing is good.

The essence of life will never be captured by even the greatest of formulas.

Our envy of others devours us most of all.

The foundation stones of a great building are destined to groan and be pressed upon; it is not for them to crown the edifice.

We are so attached to the earth, and yet we are incapable of holding onto it.