The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

Man's freedom is never in being saved from troubles, but it is the freedom to take trouble for his own good, to make the trouble an element in his joy.

Praise shames me, for I secretly beg for it.

Love is when the soul starts to sing and the flowers of your life bloom on their own.

Overstraining is the enemy of accomplishment. Calm strength that arises from a deep and inexhaustible source is what brings success.

By unrighteousness man prospers, gains what appears desirable, conquer enemies, but perishes a the root.

The singer alone does not make a song, there has to be someone who hears. -Broken Song