“It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.”

“The men in my family are strong because the women in my family kill and eat the weak ones.”

“We pretend to be strong because we are weak.”

“It is quite as difficult to fit one's practice to one's precepts as to fit one's precepts to one's practice. Most people act in one way and preach in another. When the fact is brought to their notice, they assert that it is their weakness, and that their desire is to act up to their principles. That is pretence. People act according to their inclinations and adopt principles; because these are generally at variance with their inclinations they are ill-at-ease and unstable. But when they force themselves to act up to their principles and suppress their inclinations, there is no hope for them - but in heaven.”

“Three men in ten conserve life; three men in ten pursue death. Three men also in ten desire to live, but there acts hasten their journey to the house of death. Why is this? Because of their efforts to preserve life.”

“You're strong because you've been weak, you're beautiful because you know your flaws & you're fearless because you've been afraid.”