Truth is fire, and to speak the truth means to shine and to burnCollection: Mean
They make much of our drinking, but never think of our thirst.Collection: Drinking
The greatest poem is not that which is most skillfully constructed, but that in which there is the most poetry.Collection: Poetry
But one on earth is better than the wife; that is the mother.Collection: Mother
Each time thou wishest to decide upon performing some enterprise, raise the eyes to heaven, pray God to bless thy project; if thou canst make that prayer, accomplish thy work.Collection: Prayer