I am a soul. I know well that what I shall render up to the grave is not myself. That which is myself will go elsewhere. Earth, thou art not my abyss!
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
Monastic incarceration is castration.
That men saw his mask, but the bishop saw his face. That men saw his life, but the bishop saw his conscience.
Progress is not accomplished in one stage.
Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.