It is better to begin a great work than to finish a small one.

Are democracy and poetry exclusive of one another and, if so, why?

Our spiritual life is a venture in the dark, between the soul and God, and no spiritual life is worth the name unless it is so.

Do not wait for ideal circumstances, nor the best opportunities; they will never come.

Isn't it wonderful that two of the most sacred and symbolic plants, the olive and the vine, live on almost nothing, a terrace of limestone, sun and rain.

Effective learning means arriving at new power, and the consciousness of new power is one of the most stimulating things in life.

Simplicity of life is an essential for greatness of life.