Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.

Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than we do our rights.

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth.

You are persecuted and despised. It were better that a person should be the oppressed than that he should be the oppressor; and fitter that he should be a victim to the frailty of human instincts than that he should be powerful and crush the flowers of life and disfigure the beauties of feeling with his desire.

The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovingness.

And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.