“Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness.”

Poetry is an act of peace.

Perhaps the earth can teach us As when everything seems dead And later proves to be alive.

Hate is like a swordfish, working through water invisibly and then you see it coming with blood along its blade, but transparency disarms it.

In the eyes of mourning the land of dreams begins.”

Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.

The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.

All paths lead to the same goal: to convey to others what we are.

And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.

Every day you play with the light of the universe.

I want to do to you what spring does with the cherry trees.

Today is today, and yesterday is gone. There is no doubt.

But from each crime are born bullets that will one day seek out in you where the heart lies.

I will bring you flowers from the mountains, bluebells, dark hazels, and rustic baskets of kisses. I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees.

Love has to be flowering like the stars, and measureless as a kiss.

You are like night, calmed, constellated. Your silence is star-like, as distant, as true.

Then love knew it was called love. And when I lifted my eyes to your name, suddenly your heart showed me my way.

When I attain before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of ability left, and could say, ‘I used everything You gave me.

The only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.

Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment. Full effort is full victory.

To attain knowledge, add things everyday. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.

Do not be afraid of perfection – you will never attain it.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

Only a burning patience will lead to the attainment of a splendid happiness.

Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each others welfare, social justice can never be attained.