The thirsty look for water, but water also looks for thirsty.

Where the lips are silent the heart has a thousand tongues.

There came one and knocked at the door of the Beloved. And a voice answered and said, 'Who is there?' The lover replied, 'It is I.' 'Go hence,' returned the voice; 'there is no room within for thee and me.' Then came the lover a second time and knocked and again the voice demanded, 'Who is there?' He answered, 'It is thou.' 'Enter,' said the voice, 'for I am within.

From cane reeds, sugar. From a worm's cocoon, silk. Be patient if you can, and from sour grapes will come something sweet.

Give your weakness to one who helps.

God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.

The whole universe is contained within a single human being - you.