"Take away paradox from the thinker and you have a professor." — Soren Kierkegaard

Prayer does not change God, but it changes him who prays.

What is a poet? An unhappy person who conceals profound anguish in his heart but whose lips are so formed that as sighs and cries pass over them they sound like beautiful music.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.