I live in sin, to kill myself I live; no longer my life my own, but sin's; my good is given to me by heaven, my evil by myself, by my free will, of which I am deprived.

So take care of your life and take notice and be observant, for the number of widows is always far greater than the number of widowers.

Critique by creating.

Beauty depends on purpose. It is in the elements best suited to their purpose or aim that beauty shines forth most strongly.

It is necessary to keep one's compass in one's eyes and not in the hand, for the hands execute, but the eye judges.

The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.

The greatest risk to man is not that he aims to high and misses, but that he aims to low and hits.