Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.

Love is life sharing, not for hurt, Love is alive both not ambiguous. Love is whole life, not an affair.

Enthusiasm is a volcano on whose top never grows the grass of hesitation.

Whoever would be a teacher of men let him begin by teaching himself before teaching others; and let him teach by example before teaching by word. For he who teaches himself and rectifies his own ways is more deserving of respect and reverence than he who would teach others and rectify their ways.

To barter and lose is better than not to go forth.

I have never agreed with my other self wholly. The truth of the matter seems to lie between us.

A fox looked at his shadow at sunrise and said, “I will have a camel for lunch today.” And all morning he went about looking for camels. But at noon he saw his shadow again-and he said, “A mouse will do.