When an almond tree became covered with blossoms in the heart of winter, all the trees around it began to jeer. 'What vanity,' they screamed, 'what insolence! Just think, it believes it can bring spring in this way!' The flowers of the almond tree blushed for shame. 'Forgive me, my sisters,' said the tree. 'I swear I did not want to blossom, but suddenly I felt a warm springtime breeze in my heart.

You can knock on a deaf man's door forever.

The human soul is heavy, clumsy, held in the mud of the flesh. Its perceptions are still coarse and brutish. It can divine nothing clearly, nothing with certainty.

All those who actually live the mysteries of life haven't the time to write, and all those who have the time don't live them! D'you see?

God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises.

The canary is like a man's soul. It sees bars around it, but instead of despairing, it sings.

Be always restless, unsatisfied, unconforming. Whenever a habit becomes convenient, smash it! The greatest sin of all is satisfaction.