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.

When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.

Other animals ran only when they had a reason, but the horse would run for no reason whatever, as if to run out of his own skin

Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.

Deliverance is not for me in renunciation. I feel the embrace of freedom in a thousand bonds of delight.

Whether joy or sorrow, pain or pleasure; whatsoever may befall thee, accept it serenely with an unvanquished heart.

I am able to love my God because He gives me freedom to deny Him.