There is perhaps no better way of measuring the natural endowment of a soul than by its ability to transmute dissatisfaction into a creative impulse.

Successful action tends to become an end in itself.

Many of the insights of the saint stem from his experience as a sinner.

Children are the keys of paradise.

To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

Man's chief goal in life is still to become and stay human, and defend his achievements against the encroachment of nature.