The more abstract the truth you wish to teach, the more must you allure the senses to it.

Precisely this is godliness--that there are gods, but no God.

The quality of a marriage is proven by its ability to tolerate an occasional "exception.

Those who create are hard of heart.

The dyed-in-the-wool teacher takes everything seriously only with respect to his students--himself included.

The rising and falling of the scales of pride and humility sustain the brooding mind as well as the alternations of desire and peace of the soul.

We fear our neighbor's hostile mood because we are afraid that this mood will lead him to penetrate our secrets.