No nation has the right to bring about a revolution, even though such a change may be most urgently needed, if the price is the blood of one single innocent individual.

One must choose in life between boredom and suffering.

Happiness is a wondrous commodity: the more you give, the more you have.

It is not enough to forgive; one must forget.

Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it.

I never was able to believe in the existence of next year except as in a metaphysical notion.

A religious life is a struggle and not a hymn.