He is short-sighted who looks only on the path he treads and the wall on which he leans.

He that tries to seize an opportunity after it has passed him by is like one who sees it approach but will not go to meet it.

Love provided me with a tongue and tears.

If aught I have said is truth, that truth shall reveal itself in a clearer voice, and in words more kin to your thoughts.

Only those beneath me can envy or hate me. I have never been envied nor hated; I am above no one. Only those above me can praise or belittle me. I have never been praised nor belittled; I am below no one.

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

How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.