Misfortunes leave wounds which bleed drop by drop even in sleep; thus little by little they train man by force and dispose him to wisdom in spite of himself. Man must learn to think ofhimself as a limited and dependent being; and only suffering teaches him this.
The only great spirit of our time.
Fire destroys that which feeds it.
Time does us violence; it is the only violence.
I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness.
Compassion directed to oneself is humility.