The lotus' stem is as long as the depth of water, So men's height is just as great as their inner strength.

How can one, who eats the flesh of others to swell his flesh, show compassion?

The only gift is giving to the poor; All else is exchange.

There is no greater wealth than Virtue,And no greater loss than to forget it.

Even more than the time when she gave birth, a mother feels her greatest joy when she hears others refer to her son as a wise learned one.

The biggest fool is he who has learned much, taught much, and is still discontented.

Be wise among the wise, but pretend to be dull among fools.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Friendship with the wise gets better with time, as a good book gets better with age.

Among a man's many good possessions, A good command of speech has no equal. Prosperity and ruin issue from the power of the tongue. Therefore, guard yourself against thoughtless speech.

Nothing is impossible for those who act after wise counsel and careful thought.

I ate all of my husbands. First I ate their love, then their will, then their despair, and then I made pies of their bodies - and those bodies were so dear to me!

It's not your pictures I like; it's your painting.

Older generations are living proof that younger generations can survive their lunacy.

I ran around with the other youngsters, hunting, fishing and raising tadpoles and all the rest.

Walk through this world with me, go where I go. Share all your dreams with me, for I love you so.

Dating is a give and take. If you only see it as "Taking," you are not getting it.

There are some extraordinary fathers, who seem, during the whole course of their lives, to be giving their children reasons for being consoled at their death.

The landscape thinks itself in me and I am its consciousness.

Branding is everything - and I mean everything.

When an oath is taken ... the mind is more attentive; for it guards against two things, the reproach of friends and offence against the gods.