He who makes great demands upon himself is naturally inclined to make great demands on others.

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for something you are not.

One is always wrong to open a conversation with the devil, for, however he goes about it, he always insists upon having the last word.

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

The most subtle art, the strongest and deepest art - supreme art - is the one that does not at first allow itself to be recognized.

The thing I am most aware of is my limits. And this is natural; for I never, or almost never, occupy the middle of my cage; my whole being surges toward the bars.

From the satisfaction of desire there may arise, accompanying joy and as it were sheltering behind it, something not unlike despair.