It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

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

The very act of sacrifice magnifies the one who sacrifices himself to the point where his sacrifice is much more costly to humanity than would have been the loss of those for whom he is sacrificing himself. But in his abnegation lies the secret of his grandeur.

The only real education comes from what goes counter to you.

I do not love men: I love what devours them.

Wisdom comes not from reason but from love.

Man is more interesting than men. God made him and not them in his image. Each one is more precious than all.