What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colourless.

we always misunderstood ourselves, and rarely understood others

To me, Beauty is the wonder of wonders...It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.

Every impulse we strangle will only poison us.

Do you know that I am afraid that good people do a great deal of harm in this world? Certainly the greatest harm they do is that they make badness of such extraordinary importance.

Children have a natural antipathy to books- handicraft should be the basis of education. Boys and girls should be taught to use their hands to make something, and they would be less apt to destroy and be mischievous.

you will always love, and you will always be loved