Flattery's fire is hidden. Its sweet taste is apparent, but the smoke is bound to come out at last.

Whatever you lost through fate, be certain that it saved you from pain.

Creatures are cups. The sciences and the arts and all branches of knowledge are inscriptions around the outside of the cups. When a cup shatters, the writing can no longer be read. The wine's the thing! The wine that's held in the mold of these physical cups. Drink the wine and know what lasts and what to love. The man who truly asks must be sure of two things: One, that he's mistaken in what he's doing or thinking now. And two, that there is a wisdom he doesn't know yet. Asking is half of knowing.

O, Great Spirit, open my eyes, open heart's wings, open my ears to your voice in all things.

But meditate now on steadfastness and clarity, and let those be the wings that lift and soar through the celestial spheres.

Everyone sleeps, except lovers, who stay awake, telling stories to God

In real existence there is only unity.