For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my masks no more. And as if in a trance I cried, "Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks." Thus I became a madman.

Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires.

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve.

To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.

Say not, I have found the path of the soul Say rather, I have met the soul walking upon my path.

Hearts united in pain and sorrow will not be separated by joy and happiness. Bonds that are woven in sadness are stronger than the ties of joy and pleasure. Love that is washed by tears will remain eternally pure and faithful.

Friendship with the ignorant is as foolish as arguing with a drunkard.