Your children are not your children: they are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
Men who do not forgive women for their small flaws will never enjoy their great virtues.
The most beautiful word on a man's lips is the word mother, and the sweetest call: my mother.
If you cannot work with love but only with reluctance, it would be better for you to abandon the work and sit at the temple door to receive alms from those who work with joy.
¿Dónde puedo encontrar a un hombre gobernado por la razón y no por los hábitos y los deseos?
Protégeme de la sabiduría que no llora, de la filosofía que no ríe y de la grandeza que no se inclina ante los niños.
Hay quienes dan con alegría y esa alegría es su premio.