[On vanity:] The nose of Cleopatra: if it had been shorter, the face of the earth would have changed.

It is right that what is just should be obeyed. It is necessary that what is strongest should be obeyed.

If God exists, not seeking God must be the gravest error imaginable. If one decides to sincerely seek for God and doesn't find God, the lost effort is negligible in comparison to what is at risk in not seeking God in the first place.

In difficult times carry something beautiful in your heart.

The weather and my mood have little connection. I have my foggy and my fine days within me; my prosperity or misfortune has little to do with the matter.

It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society. It's those who write the songs.

It is good to be tired and wearied by the futile search after the true good, that we may stretch out our arms to the Redeemer.