To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God.

If we resist the temptation to allow other people to define who we are, then we will gradually be able to let the sun inside our own soul shine forth.

When you are moving toward an objective," said Petrus, "it is very important to pay attention to the road. It is the road that teaches us the best way to get there, and the road enriches us as we walk its length.

I've crossed these sands many times," said one of the camel drivers one night. "But the desert is so huge, and the horizons so distant, that they make a person feel small, and as if he should remain silent." The boy understood intuitively what he meant, even without ever having set foot in the desert before. Whenever he saw the sea, or a fire, he fell silent, impressed by their elemental force.

The Warrior knows the value of persistence and of courage.

Men take the oddest satisfaction in feeling superior without knowing that most of the time they are being utterly predictable.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.