The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.

Love is all I can possess and no one can deprive me of it. Kahlil Gibran (Visions of the Prophet)

The giving and receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.

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.

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?