Reason without learning is like the untilled soil, or like the human body that lacks nourishment.
He who listens to truth is not less than he who utters truth.
I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters. And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles.
He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence.
When you have solved all the mysteries of life you long for death, for it is but another mystery of life.
It is only when you are pursued that you become swift.
Love has the power that dispels death; charm that conquers the enemy.
If any of you would bring judgment the unfaithful wife, let him also weight the heart of her husband in scales, and measure his soul with measurements.
A seed hidden in the heart of an apple is an orchard invisible.
A minute moving among the patterns of beauty and the dreams of love is greater and more precious than an age filled with splendor granted by the weak to the strong.
One may not reach the dawn save by path of night.
I want every image to be the beginning of an unseen image.
Which of you would be silent – when all else sings together in unison?
What the soul knows is often unknown to the man who has a soul. We are infinitely more than we think.
Death changes nothing but the mask that covers our faces.
The “I” in me, my friend, dwells in the house of silence, and therein it shall remain for ever more, unperceived, unapproachable.
Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings.
And alone and without his nest shall the Eagle fly across the sun.
Should you really open your eyes and see, you would behold your image in all images. And should you open your ears and listen, you would hear your own voice in all voices.
Madness is the first step towards unselfishness. Be mad and tell us what is behind the veil of “sanity”. The purpose of life is to bring us closer to those secrets, and madness is the only means.