“Forgiveness is the finding again of a lost possession.”

Chains of iron or of silk-both are chains.

Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.

It is only through the morning gate of the beautiful that you can penetrate into the realm of knowledge. That which we feel here as beauty we shall one day know as truth.

Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.

There is more to life than just existing and having a pleasant time.

It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is so.

Thus Arm in Arm with thee I dare defy my century into the lists.

Be true, and thou shalt fetter time with everlasting chain.

A virtuous name is the precious only good, for which queens and peasants’ wives must contest together.

The worst of me is known, and I can say that I am better than the reputation I bear.

Heaven and earth fight in vain against a dunce!

Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.

Never the grave gives back what it has won!

Sorrows must die with the joys they outnumber.

O God, how lovely still is life!

To the fool-king belongs the world.

You will find that one special love that you know is right but for some reason just doesn’t last.

You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.

When you find a guy who is powerful, a big father figure, you latch onto him immediately.

I remember awakening one morning and finding everything smeared with the color of forgotten love.

I’m lost then I’m found. But it’s torture being in love.

A true champion has experienced fatigue many times and yet always finds what they still haven’t given.

I just woke up and found a large butterfly on me. When did that happen?

In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.