He felt all the torment of his and her position, all the difficulties they were surrounded by in consequence of their station in life, which exposed them to the eyes of the whole world, obliged them to hide their love, to lie and deceive, and again to lie and deceive, to scheme and constantly think about others while the passion that bound them was so strong that they both forgot everything but their love.

Perfection is impossible without humility. Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?

The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life.

All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

We live in this world like a child who enters a room where a clever person is speaking. The child did not hear the beginning of the speech, and he leaves before the end; and there are certain things which he hears but does not understand

People involve themselves in countless activities which they consider to be important, but they forget about one activity which is more important and necessary than any other, and which includes all other things: the improvement of their soul

Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.