God does not think; he creates. He does not exist; he is eternal.

For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith.

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.

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.

Which is more difficult, to awaken one who sleeps or to awaken one who, awake, dreams that he is awake?

There are, as is known, insects that die in the moment of fertilization. So it is with all joy: life's highest, most splendid moment of enjoyment is accompanied by death.

The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.