There is a spectacle more grand than the sea; it is heaven; there is a spectacle more grand than heaven; it is the conscience.

The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant.

The peasants of the Asturias believe that in every litter of wolves there is one pup that is killed by the mother for fear that on growing up it would devour the other little ones.

In the domain of art there is no light without heat.

It seems as though, at the approach of a certain dark hour, the light of heaven infills those who are leaving the light of earth.

Equality does not mean that all plants must grow to the same height - a society of tall grass and dwarf trees, a jostle of conflicting jealousies. It means, in civic terms, an equal outlet for all talents; in political terms, that all votes will carry the same weight; and in religious terms that all beliefs will enjoy equal rights.

Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.