The whimsicalness of our own humor is a thousand times more fickle and unaccountable than what we blame so much in fortune.

Flattery is a base coin which is current only through our vanity.

When love becomes labored we welcome an act of infidelity towards ourselves to free us from fidelity.

The most brilliant fortunes are often not worth the littleness required to gain them.

Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like.

Affected simplicity is an elegant imposture.

When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati The 11 Karmic Spaces: Choosing Freedom from the Patterns That Bind You There are two kinds of faithfulness in love: one is based on forever finding new things to love in the loved one; the other is based on our pride in being faithful.