If I accept the sunshine and warmth, then I must also accept the thunder and lightning.
The highest virtue here may be least in another world.
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
Much of your pain is self-chosen.
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.