The roots of the aged palm tree exceed those of the young one; the old have a greater attachment to the world.

The roots of the aged palm tree exceed those of the young one; the old have a greater attachment to the world.

To quit this troubled world is better than to enter it: the rosebud enters the garden with straitened heart and departs smiling.

The wave is ignorant of the true nature of the sea: how can the temporal comprehend the eternal?

Flowers and fruit are never combined in one place: it is impossible that teeth and delicacies should exist simultaneously.

Ten doors are opened if one door be shut: the finger is the interpreter of the dumb man's tongue.

The rosary in the hand, repentance on the lips, and the heart full of sinful longings-sin itself laughs at our repentance!