"Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself."
"Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy."
"It's all God's will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle."
"Human science fragments everything in order to understand it, kills everything in order to examine it."
"You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love."
"In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning."