Presents, believe me, seduce both men and gods.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

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

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Not belonging is a terrible feeling. It feels awkward and it hurts, as if you were wearing someone else's shoes.

You can't trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.

A marriage is a solemn affair. The tempest of emotions and the myriad of arrangements are giddying, and when one is faced with these, clothing seems to be the last of one's priorities.

Life is one passage and then you keep moving into another state.

Solid, lasting missionary work is done on our knees.

It is not a sentimental, but a grimly literal fact that unless we share this terrestrial globe with creatures other than ourselves, we shall not be able to live on it for long.

Two years were all we had, love," she whispered, "and we squandered them.

And that third dimension brings bliss. Bliss is without any opposite to it. It is serene, tranquil, cool. It is ecstasy without any excitement.

Beautiful light is born of a contrast to darkness.

She loved him so much she concealed his name in many phrases, the inner meanings known only to her.