The bird thinks it a favor to give the fish a lift in the air

The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.

Life is given to us, we earn it by giving it.

You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long.

[The poets' role is that of] capturing on their instruments the secret stir of life in the air and giving it voice in the music of prophecy

Let the splendor of diamond, pearl and ruby vanish? Only let this one teardrop, this Taj Mahal, glisten spotlessly bright on the cheek of time, forever and ever.

O Beauty, find thyself in love, not in the flattery of thy mirror.