Land of the rising sun

Oh Cup-bearer, set my glass afire with the light of wine!

Woman is a ray of God. She is not that earthly beloved: she is creative, not created.

Listen! Clam up your mouth and be silent like an oyster shell, for that tongue of yours is the enemy of the soul, my friend. When the lips are silent, the heart has a hundred tongues.

May this marriage be full of laughter, our every day in paradise.

Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy. Love is beyond either condition: without spring, without autumn, it is always fresh.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.