And it shall be my endeavour to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act.

Languages are jealous sovereigns, and passports are rarely allowed for travellers to cross their strictly guarded borders.

God finds himself by creating.

Those who draw their sustenance from science are blessed. It is for me to only derive an occasional pleasure. This is nothing worthy of conceit, but I am indeed touched by the joys. This book is an ode to such joys, a digest of my collections from various sources.

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark. In effect, the people who change our lives the most begin to sing to us while we are still in darkness. If we listen to their song, we will see the dawning of a new part of ourselves.

We manage to swallow flesh, only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing we do.

The greed of gain has no time or limit to its capaciousness. Its one object is to produce and consume. It has pity neither for beautiful nature nor for living human beings. It is ruthlessly ready without a moment's hesitation to crush beauty and life.