For in truth it is life that gives unto life-while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness. The Prophet

Families, I hate you! Shut-in homes, closed doors, jealous possessions of happiness.  Fruits of the Earth

The measure of a person's disposition is this: ... how great is the distance between his understanding and his actions. Basically we all understand the highest. A child, the simplest person, and the wisest all understand the highest. ... But what makes the difference is whether we understand it at a distance—so that we do not act accordingly, or close at hand—so that we act accordingly and "cannot do otherwise." Works of Love

The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young. The Picture of Dorian Gray