We all carry the seeds of greatness within us, but we need an image as a point of focus in order that they may sprout.

Who is not attracted by bright and pleasant children, to prattle, to creep, and to play with them?

The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other.

Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether.

Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not.

God has entrusted me with myself.

Freedom is not procured by a full enjoyment of what is desired, but by controlling the desire.