One must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference.
Alexandra David-NeelSuffering raises up those souls that are truly great; it is only small souls that are made mean-spirited by it.
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-NeelWork cannot convey the almost voluptuous sweetness of the feelings experienced ... in solitude.
Alexandra David-Neel