The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover. It becomes small as one song, as one kiss of the eternal.

Dark clouds become heaven's flowers when kissed by light.

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action-Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.

Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them, but walk on, for flowers will keep themselves blooming all your way.

To the birds you gave songs, the birds gave you songs in return. You gave me only a voice, yet asked for more, thus I sing.

The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.