It is by love alone that we understand anything

Because our lives are cowardly and sly, Because we do not dare to take or give, Because we scowl and pass each other by, We do not live; we do not dare to live.

A woman is a branchy tree and man a singing wind; and from her branches carelessly he takes what he can find.

What the heart knows today the head will understand tomorrow.

We get wise by asking questions, and even if these are not answered we get wise, for a well-packed question carries its answer on its back as a snail carries its shell.

Is it not possible that the ultimate end is gaiety and music and a dance of joy?

Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself.