Land of the rising sun

When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.

That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.

The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together.

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

May these vows and this marriage be blessed.

Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.

Don&#39;t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.

Sunlight fell upon the wall; the wall received a borrowed splendor. Why set your heart on a piece of earth, O simple one? Seek out the source which shines forever.

There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.