“When the spiritual light is concentrated in the brain, everything else must be sinking in the dark.”

“When all the thoughts are concerning one thing and the person loses interest in other things, the melancholy begins.”

“If a tree dies, plant another in its place.”

“‎"...the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”

“A man who has not passed through the inferno of his passions has never overcome them. As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

“I must also have a dark side if I am to be whole.”

“I live for those who love me, for those who know me true; for the heaven that smiles above me and awaits my spirit too. For the cause that lacks assistance, for the wrong that needs resistance, for the future in the distance, and the good that I can do.”