Smoothly and lightly the golden seed by the furrow is covered.

If we examine every stage of our lives, we find that from our first breath to our last we are under the constraint of circumstances. And yet we still possess the greatest of all freedoms, the power of developing our innermost selves in harmony with the moral order of the universe, and so winning peace of heart whatever obstacles we meet.

We are shaped and fashioned by what we love

We're only really thinking when we can't think out fully what we are really thinking about!

I never knew a more presumptuous person than myself. The fact that I say that shows that what I say is true.

Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.

Any trifle is enough to entertain two lovers.