The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.

The pious sectarian is proud because he is confident of his right of possession in God. The man of devotion is meek because he is conscious of God's right of love over his life and soul.

And joy is everywhere; it is in the earth's green covering of grass; in the blue serenity of the sky.

Those who are near me do not know that you are nearer to me than they are Those who speak to me do not know that my heart is full with your unspoken words Those who crowd in my path do not know that I am walking alone with you Those who love me do not know that their love brings you to my heart

The soil in return for her service keeps the tree tied to her, the sky asks nothing and leaves it free.

Grant me that I may not be a coward, feeling your mercy in my success alone; but let me find the grasp of your hand in my failure.

The hours trip rapidly away, hiding their dreams in their skirts.