Snake's poison is life to the snake; it is in relation to man that it means "death.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

Forget every touch or sound that did not teach you how to dance

Dance from here to the other world-and don't stop.

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone's soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.

There is a loneliness more precious than life. There is a freedom more precious than the world. Infinitely more precious than life and the world is that moment when one is alone with God.

Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one.