Isn't it really quite extraordinary to see that, since man took his first step, no one has asked himself why he walks, how he walks, if he has ever walked, if he could walk better, what he achieves in walking .. questions that are tied to all the philosophical, psychological, and political systems which preoccupy the world.

Political liberty, the peace of a nation, and science itself are gifts for which Fate demands a heavy tax in blood!

Noble hearts are neither jealous nor afraid because jealousy spells doubt and fear spells pettiness.

It is always assumed by the empty-headed, who chatter about themselves for want of something better, that people who do not discuss their affairs openly must have something to hide.

The greatest tyranny is to love I where we are not loved again.

Poetry is only born after painful journeys into the vast regions of thought.

One hour of love has a whole life in it.