Only those beneath me can envy or hate me. I have never been envied nor hated; I am above no one. Only those above me can praise or belittle me. I have never been praised nor belittled; I am below no one.

Have you not heard of the man who was digging in the earth for roots and found a treasure?

Let there be spaces in your togetherness...just as strings of a lute dance alone though they quiver with the same music.

History does not repeat itself except in the minds of those who do not know history.

Marriage is like a golden ring in a chain, whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.

And if you would know God, be not therefore a solver of riddles. Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.

If a man loses a dear friend, he looks around and sees many friends come to console and comfort him. If a man loses his wealth, after a little thought he will realize that the delight that came from wealth will be restored by finding more. Thus he forgets his loss and is consoled. But if a man's heart is deprived of peace, where will he find it again, how will he replace it?