Yet you shall not deplore having known blindness, nor regret having been deaf. For in that day you shall know the hidden purposes in all things. And you shall bless darkness as you would bless light.

Even while the Earth sleeps we travel.

He who seeks ecstasy in love should not complain of suffering.

Reason without learning is like the untilled soil, or like the human body that lacks nourishment.

If a man loses a dear friend, he looks around and sees many friends come to console and comfort him. If a man loses his wealth, after a little thought he will realize that the delight that came from wealth will be restored by finding more. Thus he forgets his loss and is consoled. But if a man's heart is deprived of peace, where will he find it again, how will he replace it?

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he longs to attain.

Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings.