Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.
Fire destroys that which feeds it.
The feeding of those that are hungry is a form of contemplation.
Pain and suffering are a kind of currency passed from hand to hand until they reach someone who receives them but does not pass them on.
The virtue of hope is an orientation of the soul towards a transformation after which it will be wholly and exclusively love.
The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell.