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.

You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time

Tears have cleansed my eyes, and errors have taught me the language of the hearts.

For the criminal who is weak and poor the narrow cell of death awaits; but honor and glory await the rich who conceal their crimes behind their gold and silver and inherited glory.

I AM IGNORANT of absolute truth. But I am humble before my ignorance and therein lies my honor and my reward.

Poetry, my dear friends, is a sacred incarnation of a smile. Poetry is a sigh that dries the tears. Poetry is a spirit who dwells in the soul, whose nourishment is the heart, whose wine is affection. Poetry that comes not in this form is a false messiah.

When you have solved all the mysteries of life you long for death, for it is but another mystery of life.