It is not the being seen of men that is wrong, but doing these things for the purpose of being seen of men. The problem with the hypocrite is his motivation.

For a sentence is not complete unless each word, once its syllables have been pronounced, gives way to make room for the next.

You are my Lord, because You have no need of my goodness.

Nothing conquers except truth and the victory of truth is love.

People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.

The cost of obedience is small compared with the cost of disobedience.

Poetry is the Devil's wine.