The 'kingdom of Heaven' is a condition of the heart - not something that comes 'upon the earth' or 'after death.'

Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being.

Our destiny rules over us, even when we are not yet aware of it; it is the future that makes laws for our today.

Untroubled, scornful, outrageous - that is how wisdom wants us to be: she is a woman and never loves anyone but a warrior.

What we call truths are just those errors that we cannot give up.

Pity is extolled as the virtue of prostitutes.

Style ought to prove that one believes in an idea; not only that one thinks it but also feels it.