"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

"The true religion teaches us our duties, our weaknesses, the pride and self-love that corrupt us, and the remedies which will cure us."

"Justice without force is powerless; force without justice is tyrannical."

"We never love a person, but only qualities."

"Man is neither angel nor beast, and the misfortune is that he who would act the angel acts the beast."