War, like children's fights, are meaningless, pitiless, and contemptible.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

For sixty years I have been forgetful every minute, but not for a second has this flowing toward me stopped or slowed.

Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!

If only you knew what bliss I find in being nothing.

Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same.

You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less, your pleasure is diminished. But when the sublime fountain gushes from within you, no longer need you steal from the other fountains.