A mere nothing suffices — and the lightning strikes.

A house without books is a poor house, even if beautiful rugs are covering its floors and precious wallpapers and pictures cover its walls

All men of goodwill have this in common - that our works put us to shame.

Faith is stronger than so-called reality.

For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves.

You've never lived what you are thinking, and that isn't good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value.

God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.