“I am the poet of the poor, because I was poor when I loved; since I could not give gifts, I gave words.”

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

By yielding you may obtain victory.

We believe slowly when belief brings pain.

Our native land charms us with inexpressible sweetness, and never, never allows us to forget that we belong to it.

There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.

We need to accept the strangeness of things as they are.

He loved a lifeless thing and he was utterly and hopelessly wretched.

Greatly he failed, but he had greatly dared.

All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.

What we have been, or now are, we shall not be tomorrow.

Everyone’s a millionaire where promises are concerned.

Hurry to your goal together. That is full bliss when man and woman lie equally conquered.

Death is less bitter punishment than death’s delay.

I can live neither with you, nor without you.

First thing every morning before you arise say out loud, ‘I believe,’ three times.

What is it that love does to a woman? Without she only sleeps; with it alone, she lives.

I knew I was blessed with a gift of having both parents.

There are many ways to say “I love you, It doesn’t have to be with giving the gifts.

Be patient because success is gifted to those who do not rush their destiny.

The most gifted natures are perhaps also the most trembling.

With everything that has happened to you, you can either feel sorry for yourself or treat what has happened as a gift. Everything is either an opportunity to grow or an obstacle to keep you from growing. You get to choose.

The liberty of the individual is no gift of civilization. It was greatest before there was any civilization.

Love is always bestowed as a gift – freely, willingly and without expectation. We don’t love to be loved; we love to love.

Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.