Suffering raises up those souls that are truly great; it is only small souls that are made mean-spirited by it.
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-NeelNeglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward.
Alexandra David-NeelVery few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound than adoration.
Alexandra David-Neel