Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is.

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned in your letter, so that I might have something to press against my heart.

The person who in shaky times also wavers only increases the evil, but the person of firm decision fashions the universe.

Beware of wishing for anything in youth, because you will get it in middle age.

It is opposition that makes us productive.

A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next.

Only the soul that loves is happy