The devil, you see, is that friend who never stays with us to the end.

A poor man with nothing in his belly needs hope, illusion, more than bread.

It's a fine thing to rise above pride, but you must have pride in order to do so.

The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.

Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless but all together perfume the air.

Hope is a risk that must be run.

Suicide only really frightens those who are never tempted by it and never will be, for its darkness only welcomes those who are predestined to it.

Faith is not a thing which one loses, we merely cease to shape our lives by it.

...the most dangerous shortsightedness consists in underestimating the mediocre.

You owe it to everyone you love to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world.

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rather men alert enough never to constitute masses.

I heard the old, old, men say 'all that's beautiful drifts away, like the waters.

Every time you don't follow your inner guidance you feel a loss of energy loss of power a sense of spiritual deadness.

Prayer should be short without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this or that He knows best what is good for us.

The romantic appeal of solar sailing has ensured that its advocates consistently come from the worlds of both science fiction and science fact.

When I'm decisive, I feel I do a good job.

An artist would not rise above the mediocrity if he condemns it.

My mother has always been the social glue holding the family together.

I never really understood what was expected of me as a man, or how I was supposed to interact with women, but worse, with other guys. I did not relate to them.

I like being fooled. When I watch someone who does sleight-of-hand and fools me, it's a great feeling.

The next time you face a challenge, remember that the cost of success is far cheaper than the price of failure.