A hermit is one who renounces the world of fragments that he may enjoy the world wholly and without interruption.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovingness.

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.

Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow.

The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and traditions; but the birds live according to the natural law of God who causes the earth to turn around the sun.

They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.