If a woman possesses manly virtues, she is to be run away from; and if she does not possess them, she runs away herself.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it. - What does not destroy makes me stronger.

Ultimately one loves one's desires and not that which is desired.

There is a certain right by which we many deprive a man of life, but none by which we may deprive him of death; this is mere cruelty.

I change too quickly: my today refutes my yesterday. When I ascend I often jump over steps, and no step forgives me that.

Faith actually moves no mountains, but instead raises them up where there were none before.

There is only a perspective seeing, only a perspective 'knowing'; and the more affects we allow to speak about one thing, the more eyes, different eyes, we can use to observe one thing, the more complete will our 'concept' of this thing, our 'objectivity,' be.