Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through me? A seeker of silences am I, and what treasure have I found in silences that I may dispense with confidence?

Who are you that men should rend their bosom and unveil their pride, that you may see their worth naked and their pride unabashed? See first that you yourself deserve to be a giver, and an instrument of giving.

The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation.

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.

Come with us to the field, or go with our brothers to the sea and cast your net. For the land and the sea shall be bountiful to you even as to us.

Passionate love is a quenchless thirst.

Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.