Man's creative struggle, his search for wisdom and truth, is a love story.
Real misery cuts off all paths to itself.
A middling talent makes for a more serene life.
Nothing is more maddening than being questioned by the object of one's interest about the object of hers, should that object not be you.
Remember that the secret of all learning is patience and that curiosity is not the same thing as a thirst for knowledge.
Jealousy is the most dreadfully involuntary of all sins.