Land of the rising sun

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity &#39;til he has tasted adversity.

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

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

He who is a slave to his stomach seldom worships God.

Plant the love of the holy ones within your spirit; don&#39;t give your heart to anything, but the love of those whose hearts are glad.

The gifts of lovers to one another are, in respect to love, nothing but forms; yet, they testify to invisible love.

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.

Oh, bird of my soul, fly away now, For I possess a hundred fortified towers.

Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it.