All sins have their origin in a sense of inferiority otherwise called ambition.

The only joy in the world is to begin.

The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.

One stops being a child when one realizes that telling one's trouble does not make it any better.

If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be.

To choose a hardship for ourselves is our only defense against that hardship. This is what is meant by accepting suffering. Those who, by their very nature, can suffer completely, utterly, have an advantage. That is how we can disarm the power of suffering, make it our own creation, our own choice; submit to it. A justification for suicide.

Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in this world.