You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life.

And how shall you punish those whose remorse is already greater than their misdeeds?

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.

It is not a garment I cast off this day, but a skin that I tear with my own hands.

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.

Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.

Among the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows - then let your heart say in silence, "God rests in reason." And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky, - then let your heart say in awe, "God moves in passion.