The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.
Alexandra David-NeelLandscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smallest of the tiny flowers hidden in the meadow's grass.
Alexandra David-NeelWho knows the flower best? - the one who reads about it in a book, or the one who finds it wild on the mountainside?
Alexandra David-Neel