Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars.

I'm not in the world to guard my own life, but to guard souls

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.

Right is right only when entire.

Sire, you are looking at a plain man, and I am looking at a great man. Each of us may benefit.

How did it happen that their lips came together? How does it happen that birds sing, that snow melts, that the rose unfolds, that the dawn whitens behind the stark shapes of trees on the quivering summit of the hill? A kiss, and all was said.

I'm religiously opposed to religion.