And if ye cannot be saints of knowledge, then, I pray you, be at least its warriors. They are the companions and forerunners of such saintship.

The weak and misbegotten shall perish: first principle of our brotherly love. And they shall be given every assistance.

Chastity is a virtue with some, but with many it is almost a vice.

We ought to fear a man who hates himself, for we are at risk of becoming victims of his anger and revenge. Let us then try to lure him into self-love.

The world was conquered through the understanding of dogs; the world exists through the understanding of dogs.

Among austere men intimacy involves shame--and is something precious.

We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers.