I hear a drum in my soul's ear coming from the depth of the stars.
Achieve some perfection [excellence] yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.
Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.
The way to heaven is within. Shake the wings of love-when love's wings have become strong, there is no need to trouble about a ladder.
I've said before that every craftsman searches for what's not there to practice his craft.
Greed makes man blind and foolish, and makes him an easy prey for death.