We live counterfeit lives in order to resemble the idea we first had of ourselves.
Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.
The individual person is more interesting than people in general; he and not they is the one whom God created in His image.
Please do not understand me too quickly.
The miser puts his gold pieces into a coffer; but as soon as the coffer is closed, it is as if it were empty.
There's a law in life: whenever a door closes, a new one will open.