The day that man allows true love to appear, those things which are well made will fall into cofusion and will overturn everything we believe to be right and true.

The more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love... and, mirror-like... each soul reflects the other.

The path to paradise begins in hell.

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars)

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Follow your path, and let the people talk.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

As a human race, we lost and we are still losing a lot of humanity in the process of progress

The nations which have put mankind and posterity most in their debt have been small states - Israel Athens Florence Elizabethan England.

I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.

It's funny; in this era of e-mail and voice mail and all those things that even I did not grow up with, a plain old paper letter takes on amazing intimacy.

The leader is there for the people, not the people for the leader

The question now is: Can we understand our stupidity? This is a test of intellect, not of character.

Everything we say signifies; everything counts, that we put out into the world. It impacts on kids, it impacts on the zeitgeist of the time.

There is nothing wrong with avoiding people who hurt you.

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.

When it comes to literal nourishment, the food we eat, life begets life.