Land of the rising sun

A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity &#39;til he has tasted adversity.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

Water, stories, the body, all the things we do, are mediums that hid and show what&#39;s hidden.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness.

And so it is, that both the Devil and the angelic Spirit present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.

Oh, bird of my soul, fly away now, For I possess a hundred fortified towers.

I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew.