As the stag which the huntsman has hit flies through bush and brake, over stock and stone, thereby exhausting his strength but not expelling the deadly bullet from his body; so does experience show that they who have troubled consciences run from place to place, but carry with them wherever they go their dangerous wounds.

For me the greatest beauty always lies in the greatest clarity.

Let us be lazy in everything, except in loving and drinking, except in being lazy.

The gift of prayer is not always at our command.

When the heart dares to speak, it needs no preparation.

It is not I who die, when I die, but my sin and misery.

It is medicine, not poison, I offer you.