Besides, nowadays, almost all capable people are terribly afraid of being ridiculous, and are miserable because of it.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Take me to the land of lovers where flowers bloom with love, birds sing with love, and hearts long for hearts.

When God hears us worshipping Him, that alone makes Him feel worthwhile to be God!

Evil events from evil causes spring.

She said America was a spoiled child ignorant of grief.

Hair is the greatest thing to experiment with because it's not permanent. If I didn't like my colour, I'd just change it.

I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. “She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself.

To live coram Deo is to live one’s entire life in the presence of God, under the authority of God, to the glory of God.

The way I do things I usually always prefer to have a very clear strategy and be very focused. At the same time to be very rock solid, and crisp in execution.

It helps me chill out and focus.

If a young man at the age of twenty-three can write a symphony like that, in five years he will be ready to commit murder.