You who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.

These things he said in words. But much in his heart remained unsaid. For he himself could not speak his deeper secret.

And if you would know God, be not therefore a solver of riddles. Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.

What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?

My friend, be not like him who sits by his fireside and watches the fire go out, then blows vainly upon the dead ashes. Do not give up hope or yield to despair because of that which is past, for to bewail the irretrievable is the worst of human frailties.

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