This is the ultimate end of man, to find the One which is in him; which is his truth, which is his soul; the key with which he opens the gate of the spiritual life, the heavenly kingdom.

I am restless. I am athirst for faraway things. My soul goes out in a longing to touch the skirt of the dim distance. O Great Beyond, O the keen call of thy flute! I forget, I ever forget, that I have no wings to fly, that I am bound in this spot evermore.

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

Those who in this world have the courage to try and solve in their own lives new problems of life, are the ones who raise society to greatness.

The fundamental desire of life is the desire to exist.

Yes, all my illusions will burn into illumination of joy, and all my desires ripen into fruits of love.

Let only that little be left of me whereby I may name thee my all. Let only that little be left of my will whereby I may feel thee on every side, and come to thee in everything, and offer to thee my love every moment. Let only that little be left of me whereby I may never hide thee. Let only that little of my fetters be left whereby I am bound with thy will, and thy purpose is carried out in my life--and that is the fetter of thy love.