Beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted.

The universe is my country and the human family is my tribe.

A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.

You cannot judge any man beyond your knowledge of him, and how small is your knowledge.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Every man is two men; one is awake in the darkness, the other asleep in the light.

All can hear, but only the sensitive can understand.

All men love you for themselves. I love you for yourself.

How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.

Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.

Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn a slavery.

He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth.

The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.

Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.

Darkness is dawn not yet born.

I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.

Love is not without its flaws. The stronger the love, the more it tests you. Compassion and empathy will make true love persist.

Wisdom is not in words; Wisdom is meaning within words.