Just as bones, tissues, intestines, and blood vessels are enclosed in a skin that makes it possible to bear the sight of a human being, so the agitations and passions of the soul are wrapped up in vanity: it is the soul's skin.

That which does not destroy, strengthens.

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.

The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions.

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

Some are made modest by great praise, others insolent.

They muddy the water, to make it seem deep.