The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

Just as it would be madness to settle on medical treatment for the body of a person by taking an opinion poll of the neighbors, so it is irrational to prescribe for the body politic by polling the opinions of the people at large.

Be kind, for everyone is having a hard battle.

For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories... The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile.

Love is a severe mental disorder.

Love is simply the name for the desire and pursuit of the whole.

True friendship can exist only between equals.