Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

In other people's company I felt I was dull, gloomy, unwelcome, at once bored and boring.

Life never presents us with anything which may not be looked upon as a fresh starting point, no less than as a termination.

A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.

In order to be utterly happy the only thing necessary is to refrain from comparing this moment with other moments in the past, which I often did not fully enjoy because I was comparing them with other moments of the future.

It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing other good, decent fellows like himself, his gun would fall from his hands.

Often with good sentiments we produce bad literature.