What is allowed us is disagreeable, what is denied us causes intense desire.

There is wisdom in climbing mountains… For they teach us how truly small we are.

Is it not strange that the more someone has, the less he feels he has? Envy can never be sated.

The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors – that which it loves, and also that which it fears.

That which you fix your heart to, believing with all your desire you will get, you will.

If it looks a bit rough, a little worn, with little splotches – those have the swetest flavor. The ones that are perfect on the outside tend to be a bit more bland. That is...

Because you think your language is the best language? That because you were born and your parents babbled to you in this tongue, that it is the best language to speak? How small is your...