If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things

She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was.

How often we sin, how much we deceive, and all for what?... All will end in death, all!

I simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself.

Meanwhile spring arrived. My old dejection passed away and gave place to the unrest which spring brings with it, full of dreams and vague hopes and desires.

The goal of our life should not be to find joy in marriage, but to bring more love and truth into the world. We marry to assist each other in this task. The most selfish and hateful life of all is that of two beings who unite in order to enjoy life. The highest calling is that of the man who has dedicated his life to serving God and doing good, and who unites with a woman in order to further that purpose.

Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.