to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one’s departure from this world.

In order to dominate the soul you must also learn to dominate the body. And in order to dominate the body you cannot fear pain.

Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice. That way, we avoid all the risks, frustrations and difficulties, and when we are old, we can always blame other people - preferably our parents, our spouses or our children - for our failure to realise our dreams.

Beauty is the greatest seducer of man.

God is here, right now, at our side. We can see him in this mist, in the ground we're walking on, even in my shoes. His angels keep watch while we sleep and help us in our work. In order to find God, you have only to look around.

All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated.

It is much more intelligent, more practical, to be good rather than evil.