Land of the rising sun

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

Listen! Clam up your mouth and be silent like an oyster shell, for that tongue of yours is the enemy of the soul, my friend. When the lips are silent, the heart has a hundred tongues.

Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away.

That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquillity.

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life&#39;s search for love and wisdom.

Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.

The gifts of lovers to one another are, in respect to love, nothing but forms; yet, they testify to invisible love.

When I die, I shall soar with angels, and when I die to the angels, what I shall become you cannot imagine.

The moment I first heard love I gave up my soul, my heart, and my eyes.