Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death.

My God, my aim and my fulfillment; I am thy yesterday and thou are my tomorrow. I am they root in the earth and thou art my flower in the sky, and together we grow before the face of the sun.

If I extend an empty hand and in retrieving it and finding it still empty, I feel disappointment, that is foolishness; yet if I extend a hand which is full and yet find no one to receive it, then that is hopelessness.

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

Wailing and lamentation befit those who stand before the throne of life and depart without leaving in its hands a drop of the sweat of their brows or the blood of their hearts.

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.

The universe is my country and the human family is my tribe.