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"Should you really open your eyes and see, you would behold your image in all images. And should you open your ears and listen, you would hear your own voice in all voices."
"You are your own forerunner, and the towers you have builded are but the foundation of your giant-self. And that self too shall be a foundation."
"Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through me? A seeker of silences am I, and what treasure have I found in silences that I may dispense with confidence?"
"What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless?"
"You cannot lay remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty. Unbidden shall it call in the night, that men may wake and gaze upon themselves."
"For the sight of the angry weather saddens my soul and the sight of the town, sitting like a bereaved mother beneath layers of ice, oppresses my heart."
"They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see a slave sleeping, wake him and explain to him freedom."
"Perhaps a man may commit suicide in self-defense."
"Men would bless you or curse you; The curse, a protest against failure, The blessing, a hymn of the hunter Who comes back from the hills With provision for his mate."
"A God who is good knows no segregation amongst words or names. And were a God to deny his blessing to those who pursue a different path to eternity, there would be no human who should offer worship."
"I want every image to be the beginning of an unseen image."
"He who does not prefer exile to slavery is not free by any measure of freedom, truth and duty."
"And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips."
"Life is weaker than Death and Death is weaker than Truth."
"Rob a neighbour with a smile."
"Braving obstacles and hardships is nobler than retreat to tranquility. The butterfly that hovers around the lamp until it dies is more admirable than the mole that lives in a dark tunnel."
"You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time"
"Let ignorance reproduce itself until it is weary of its own offspring."
"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."
"Sorrow is too great to exist in small hearts."