Shall any gazer see with mortal eyes, Or any searcher know by mortal mind; Veil upon veil will lift but there must be Veil upon veil behind.

There is no caste in blood.

Almond blossom, sent to teach us That the spring days soon will reach us.

No power on earth compares to a mother's tender prayers.

Not a piece of architecture, as other buildings are, but the proud passions of an emperor's love wrought in living stones.

Pity and need Make all flesh kin. There in no caste in blood.

One can be a soldier without dying and a lover without sighing.

Within yourself deliverance must be searched for, because each man makes hiw own prison.

Sweetest smile is made saddest tear-drop!

The royal kingcup bold Dares not don his coat of gold.

Early violets blue and white Dying for their love of light.

If you have the understanding to first notice the signs, continue with the courage to follow them.

The sound of words as they're said is always different from the sound they make when they're heard, because the speakers hears some of the sound from the inside.

One doesn't stay in a state of nirvana by hiding from difficulties. You stay in nirvana by lavishing nirvana on everyone you meet, by giving it away as fast as you receive it.

It's been amazing to touch people's lives.

Promises that you make to yourself are often like the Japanese plum tree - they bear no fruit.

The wise trusts not only to his physical eyes - thus he can see clearly.

I would not read the proof of one of my books for any fair & reasonable sum whatever, if I could get out of it. The proof-reading on the P & Pauper cost me the last rags of my religion.

I entirely approve the measures proposed by you in relation to the Marines who are lately captives in Tripoli. Therefore execute them.

I loved growing up in Canada. It’s a great place to grow up, because - well, at least where I grew up -it’s very multicultural. There’s also good health care and a good education system.

One of the secrets of life is to keep our intellectual curiosity acute.