 Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him. Topics: Life |
| We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. Topics: Life |
| The past and present are only our means; the future is always our end. Thus we never really live, but only hope to live. Topics: Life, The Future |
| We do not content ourselves with the life we have in ourselves; we desire to live an imaginary life in the minds of others, and for this purpose we endeavor to shine. Topics: Life |
| Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known. Topics: Love |
| Love has reasons which reason cannot understand. Topics: Love |
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| The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him. Topics: Love, God, Knowledge |
| We conceal it from ourselves in vain - we must always love something. In those matters seemingly removed from love, the feeling is secretly to be found, and man cannot possibly live for a moment without it. Topics: Love |
| We never love a person, but only qualities. Topics: Love |
| When we are in love we seem to ourselves quite different from what we were before. Topics: Love |
| Human things must be known to be loved; but Divine things must be loved to be known. Topics: Love |
| Lust and force are the source of all our actions; lust causes voluntary actions, force involuntary ones. Topics: Lust |
