There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism. And there are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space. Through the hands of such as these God speaks, and from behind their eyes he smiles upon the earth.

All things in this vast universe exist in you, with you, and for you.

No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.

He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth.

Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that the laws of humanity and the phenomena of nature do not alter its course.

The thirst of soul is sweeter than the wine of material things, and the fear of spirit is dearer than the security of the body.

Marriage is like a temple resting on two pillars. If they come too close to each other the temple will collapse.