We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting

To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty; but we dread her silence and rush into the crowded cities, there to huddle like sheep fleeing from a ferocious wolf.

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.

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.

They say: 'If a man knew himself, he would know all mankind.' I say: 'If a man loved mankind, he would know something of himself.