Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future.

Hell is not in torture; Hell is in an empty heart.

A sense of humour is a sense of proportion.

And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.

It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, but rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears.

Saying this, he turned his head toward the window as if he were trying to solve the problems of human existence by concentrating on the beauty of the universe.

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.