Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.

To the guests that must go, bid God's speed and brush away all traces of their steps.

Come oh come ye tea-thirsty restless ones -- the kettle boils, bubbles and sings, musically.

On each race is laid the duty to keep alight its own lamp of mind as its part in the illumination of the world. To break the lamp of any people into deprive it of its rightful place in the world festival.

If I call not thee in my prayers, if I keep not thee in my heart, thy love for me still waits for my love.

Great calm, generous detachment, selfless love, disinterested effort: these are what make for success in life. If you can find peace in yourself and can spread comfort around you, you will be happier than an empress.

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. I will not buy glass for the price of diamonds, and I will never allow patriotism to triumph over humanity as long as I live.