The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.

A man only understands what is akin to something already existing in himself.

When everything has its proper place in our minds, we are able to stand in equilibrium with the rest of the world.

An error is the more dangerous in proportion to the degree of truth which it contains.

At bottom, everything depends upon the presence or absence of one single element in the soul - HOPE

To be misunderstood even by those whom one loves is the cross and bitterness of life. It is the secret of that sad and melancholy smile on the lips of great men which so few understand; it is the cruelest trial reserved for self-devotion; it is what must have oftenest wrung the heart of the Son of man; and if God could suffer, it would be the wound we should be forever inflicting upon Him. He also - He above all - is the great misunderstood, the least comprehended.

The man who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he decides, never decides. Accept life, and you must accept regret.