Contradiction itself, far from always being a criterion of error, is sometimes a sign of truth.

The vulnerability of precious things is beautiful because vulnerability is a mark of existence. The destruction of Troy. The fall of the petals from fruit trees in blossom. To know that what is most precious is not rooted in existence - that is beautiful.

Only he who has measured the dominion of force, and knows how not to respect it, is capable of love andjustice.

Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.

It is impossible that the whole of truth should not be present at every time and every place, available for anyone who desires it.

It is not through the way in which someone speaks about God that I can see whether that person has passed through the crucible of Divine Love, but through the way the person speaks to me about things here on earth.

We should do only those righteous actions which we cannot stop ourselves from doing.