Of some forty families I have been able to observe, I know hardly four in which the parents do not act in such a way that nothing would be more desirable for the child than to escape their influence.

To love the truth is to refuse to let oneself be saddened by it.

Atheism. There is not a single exalting and emancipating influence that does not in turn become inhibitory.

Sin is whatever obscures the soul.

We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.

Profound optimism is always on the side of the tortured.

The most decisive actions of life are most often unconsidered actions.