The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

The chemist who can extract from his heart's elements compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise, and forgiveness and compound them into one can create that atom which is called love

He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it.

They say: 'If a man knew himself, he would know all mankind.' I say: 'If a man loved mankind, he would know something of himself.

God has made many doors opening into truth which He opens to all who knock upon them with hands of faith.

The poet is a bird of strange moods. He descends from his lofty domain to tarry among us, singing; if we do not honor him he will unfold his wings and fly back to his dwelling place.

...unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger.