And alone and without his nest shall the Eagle fly across the sun.

Love has the power that dispels death; charm that conquers the enemy.

My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me never to delight in praise or to be distressed by reproach. Before my Soul taught me, I doubted the value of my accomplishments until the passing days sent someone who would extol or disparage them. But now I know that trees blossom in the spring and give their fruits in the summer without any desire for accolades. And they scatter their leaves abroad in the fall and denude themselves in the winter without fear of reproof.

Saying this, he turned his head toward the window as if he were trying to solve the problems of human existence by concentrating on the beauty of the universe.

I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.

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

The "I" in me, my friend, dwells in the house of silence, and therein it shall remain for ever more, unperceived, unapproachable.