There is a determined though unseen bravery that defends itself foot by foot in the darkness against the fatal invasions of necessity and dishonesty. Noble and mysterious triumphs that no eye sees, and no fame rewards, and no flourish of triumph salutes. Life, misfortunes, isolation, abandonment, poverty, are battlefields that have their heroes; obscure heroes, sometimes greater than the illustrious heroes.

It is often our best friends who throw us down.

...Man lives by affirmation even more than he does by bread.

God is behind everything, but everything hides God.

The future has many names: For the weak, it means the unattainable. For the fearful, it means the unknown. For the courageous, it means opportunity.

The hatred of luxury is not an intelligent hatred. It implies a hatred of arts.

Let us fear the worst, but work with faith; the best will always take care of itself.