The man who only loves beautiful things is dreaming, whereas the man who knows absolute beauty is wide awake.
Justice is charity in accordance with wisdom.
Take what you need, do what you should, you will get what you want.
Everything that is possible demands to exist.
The greatness of a life can only be estimated by the multitude of its actions. We should not count the years, it is our actions which constitute our life.
Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting.
Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present is big with its future.
So your strength is failing you? Why don't you tell your mother about it?. . . Mother! Call her with a loud voice. She is listening to you; she sees you in danger, perhaps, and she-your holy mother Mary-offers you, along with the grace of her son, the refuge of her arms, the tenderness of her embrace. . . and you will find yourself with added strength for the new battle.
Good service can save a bad meal, but there is no level of food that can save bad service.
The most important thing to me as a songwriter is the breath. The most important thing I could say to somebody is, 'Sometimes I just breathe you in. '
The strength of collective decision making and political responsibility is not only a question of recognizing other people's ability. It is also recognizing one's own limitations.