The task must be made difficult, for only the difficult inspires the noble-hearted.

Affliction is able to drown out every earthly voice. . . but the voice of eternity within a person it cannot drown.

to have faith is precisely to lose one's mind so as to win God.

Happiness is the greatest hiding place for despair.

Language has time as its element; all other media have space as their element.

A man may perform astonishing feats and comprehend a vast amount of knowledge, and yet have no understanding of himself. But suffering directs a man to look within. If it succeeds, then there, within him, is the beginning of his learning.

To Dare is to risk losing your foothold for a moment, Not to Dare is to risk losing yourself.