Every passion, every emotion, has its effect upon the mind. Every change of mind, however slight, has its effect upon the body.

He is thoughtful whose mind is directed by his will, whose mind fulfills his intentions, whose mind is under the control of his intention... It is not till a person has gained mastery over his mind, till he is above this activity, that he is a ruling power, a true person.

All names and forms are the garbs and covers under which the one life is hidden.

Divine sound is the cause of all manifestation. The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.

He who once burns his mouth on the hot soup, blows even the buttermilk.

There is no end to one's faults. To think of them makes one humble.

Among all the valuable things of this world, the word is the most precious. For in the word one can find a light which gems and jewels do not possess; a word may contain so much life that it can heal the wounds of the heart. Therefore, poetry in which the soul is expressed is as living as a human being. The greatest reward that God bestows on man is eloquence and poetry. This is not an exaggeration, for it is the gift of the poet that culminates, in time, with the gift of prophecy.