The more one lives alone on the river or in the open country, the clearer it becomes that nothing is more beautiful or great than to perform the ordinary duties of one's daily life simply and naturally.

God, the Great Giver, can open the whole universe to our gaze in the narrow space of a single land.

Our creation is the modification of relationship.

Your idol is shattered in the dust to prove that God's dust is greater than your idol.

Poems On Love Love adorns itself; it seeks to prove inward joy by outward beauty. Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom. Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it. Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.

In the mountain, stillness surges up to explore its own height In the lake, movement stands still to contemplate its own depth.

There is a moral law in this world which has its application both to individuals and organized bodies of men. You cannot go on violating these laws in the name of your nation, yet enjoy their advantage as individuals. We may forget truth for our conv