"Often we pass beside happiness without seeing it, without looking at it, or even if we have seen and looked at it, without recognizing it."

"There are two ways of seeing: with the body and with the soul. The body's sight can sometimes be faulty, but the soul's sight is always true."

"It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich."

"There are some misfortunes in life that you can't blame on anyone else."

"How can one live without a touch of madness?"