Two human beings anchored to one another are like two ships shaken by waves; their carcases collide with one another and creak.

We owe to the Middle Ages the two worst inventions of humanity - romantic love and gunpowder.

Without a family, man, alone in the world, trembles with the cold.

The first recipe for happiness is: avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.

We can talk frankly about our defects only to those who recognise our qualities.

An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.

A happy marriage is a long conversation which always seems too short.

A marriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simple words: I do not know.

A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day.

If someone proved to me that Christ is outside the truth and that in reality the truth were outside of Christ, then I should prefer to remain with Christ rather than with the truth.

Thanks to bad graphic design, some readers love only the electronic version of some books.

Nurture youroriginality, don’t ever bury itaway.

It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck and he cast into the sea.

Cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom.

It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.

The EU is a community of values, not military buildups.

I idolised bands like Pearl Jam and Smashing Pumpkins, who wanted to reach as many people as they could.

Peace begins When expectation ends.

The road of truth is broad; set the mind on it, and you feel expansive openness and broad clarity. The road of human desires is narrow; set foot on it, and you see brambles and mire before you.