Why are you so enchanted by this world, when a mine of gold lies within you?

Whoever is loved is beautiful, but the opposite is not true, that whoever is beautiful is loved.

Tie two birds together. They will not be able to fly, even though they now have four wings.

That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.

Love's creed is separate from all religions.

Know the true definition of yourself. That is essential. Then, when you know your own definition, flee from it.

If you are a man of learning, read something classic, a history of the human struggle and don't settle for mediocre verse.