"To fashion stars out of dog dung, that is the Great Work. To take a negative experience and, by comparing it to something worse, make it feel good, is the great skill."
Alexandra David-NeelWork cannot convey the almost voluptuous sweetness of the feelings experienced ... in solitude.
Alexandra David-NeelThere is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.
Alexandra David-NeelNeglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward.
Alexandra David-Neel