Like the seeds dreaming beneath the snow your heart dreams of spring.

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

A truly religious man does not embrace a religion; and he who embraces one has no religion.

They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see a slave sleeping, wake him and explain to him freedom.

Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral.