What a misfortune to be a woman! And yet, the worst misfortune is not to understand what a misfortune it is.

The more men believe an idea to be true the greater the likelihood that the idea is mistaken. Those who are right usually stand alone.

It is very dangerous to go into eternity with possibilities which one has oneself prevented from becoming realities. A possibility is a hint from God. One must follow it.

...there is one thing that all Satan's cunning and all the snares of temptation cannot take by surprise - an undivided will.

It is more blessed to give than to receive, but then it is also more blessed to be able to do without than to have to have.

Our age is essentially one of understanding and reflection, without passion, momentarily bursting into enthusiasm and shrewdly relapsing into repose.

Most people are subjective toward themselves and objective toward all others, frightfully objective sometimes--but the task is precisely to be objective toward oneself and subjective toward all others.