The purest suffering bears and carries in its train the purest understanding.

Beloved, all that is harsh and difficult I want for myself, and all that is gentle and sweet for thee.

He who loses an opportunity is like the man who lets a bird fly from his hand, for he will never recover it.

They say, "God told me", or "God replied to me". And yet most of the time they are talking to themselves.

When there is no love, pour in love and you shall draw out love.

God passes through the thicket of the world, and wherever His glance falls He turns all things to beauty.

Do not let your "eye" be drawn by the false "beacon lamps" -of wealth, or position, or fame, or possessions. Be vigilant over your will and desires, for these are the corrupt forces that dwell within, and keep you from living free.