...he who always hopes for the best becomes old, deceived by life, and he who is always prepared for the worst becomes old prematurely; but he who has faith, retains eternal youth.

People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.

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

A 'no' does not hide anything, but a 'yes' very easily becomes a deception.

All moral elevation consists first and foremost of being weaned from the momentary.

The more people who believe something, the more apt it is to be wrong. The person who's right often has to stand alone.

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