The lake was silent for some time. Finally, it said: "I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected.

The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide.

When we are unable to receive, we deny someone else the pleasure of giving.

Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near

The world we live in will be either better or worse depending on whether we become better or worse.

When I asked you if you wanted to, I was not testing your courage. I was testing your wisdom.

We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.