The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved.

The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved.

It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to read more

It is a pleasure to stand upon the shore, and to see ships tost upon the sea: a pleasure to stand in the window of a castle, and to see a battle and the adventures thereof below: but no pleasure is comparable to standing upon the vantage ground of truth... and to see the errors, and wanderings, and mists, and tempests, in the vale below.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.

Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.

Yearn to understand first and to be understood second.

We can do no great things; only small things with great love.

We can do no great things; only small things with great love.

I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose read more

I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer.

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

I just need enough to tide me over until I need more.

I just need enough to tide me over until I need more.

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.

The pursuit of truth will set you free; even if you never catch up with it.