If god does not exist, one loses nothing by believing in him anyway, while if he does exist, one stands to lose everything by not believing.

Fear not, provided you fear; but if you fear not, then fear.

The greater intellect one has, the more originality one finds in men. Ordinary persons find no difference between men.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

Each man is everything to himself, for with his death everything is dead for him. That is why each of us thinks he is everything to everyone. We must not judge nature by ourselves, but by its own standards.

If a soldier or labourer complain of the hardship of his lot, set him to do nothing.

Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen.