Love is the foolishness of men, and the wisdom of God.

His brain was in one of those states that are both violent and yet frighteningly calm, in which thought runs so deep it blots out reality. You no longer see the objects around you, yet you can see the shapes in your mind as thought they are outside your body.

Sin as little as possible-that is the law of mankind. Not to sin at all is the dream of the angel. All earthly things are subject to sin. Sin is like gravity.

Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.

Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.

In love there are no friends everywhere where there is a pretty woman hostility is open.