“The surface of things gives enjoyment, their interiority gives life.”

“to enjoy yourself is the easy method to give enjoyment to others; …”

“If man be sensible and one fine morning, while he is lying in bed,
counts at the tips of his fingers how many things in this life truly will
give him enjoyment, invariably he will find food is the first one.”

“Work is the only thing that gives substance to life.”

“The best thing to do with the best things in life is to give them up.”

“God nowhere tells us to give up things for the sake of giving them up. He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having--viz., life with Himself. It is a question of loosening the bonds that hinder the life…”

“And thus the easy argument of exhibiting the least conditions sufficient for experience, so like a simpleton in its seeming clutch at the thin surface of things, carries in its subtle heart the proof of an imperishable persistence in all that gives life meaning and value.”

“It is justice, not love, that will one day give life to the children of the future. The battle for justice is the one thing which gives human life rational meaning.”

“Every time one notes an object well it gives rise to delight. As a result of this, practice becomes enjoyable.”

“True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.”