"The rich man has his caviar, the poor man has his bread. The rich man has his fine wines, the poor man has his water. But both have the sun."

"The soul's darkest night is not the one before death, but the one before birth."

"I sleep with my eyes open."

"The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart."

"Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the soul. It is an ardent, celestial, inextinguishable flame."