There are few who have at once thought and capacity for action. Thought expands, but lames; action animates, but narrows.
Hatred is a heavy burden. It sinks the heart deep in the breast, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.
Kindness is the golden thread that holds society together.
Deny yourself! You must deny yourself! That is the song that never ends.
The miller imagines that the corn grows only to make his mill turn.
The one who acts is always without conscience; nobody has a conscience but the contemplative person.