Occupation: Poet Birth: January 6, 1883 Death: April 10, 1931
It is not the sap within the furrowed bark, nor a wing attached to a claw, But rather a garden forever in bloom and a flock of angels forever in flig….
This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body?.
Learn the words of wisdom uttered by the wise and apply them in your own life. Live them - but do not a make a show of reciting them, for he who repe….
Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that the laws of humanity and the phenomena of nature do not alter its course..
The wolves prey upon the lambs in the darkness of the night, but the blood stains remain upon the stones in the valley until the dawn comes, and the ….
Yet has not Man wept at the sounds? And are not his tears eloquent understanding?.
Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife..
For a love to grow through the test of everyday living, one must respect that zone of privacy where one retires to relate to the inside instead of th….
Life is not only merriment,It is desire and determination..
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate ….
He who does not seek advice is a fool. His folly blinds him to Truth and makes him evil, stubborn, and a danger to his fellow man..
Your body is the harp of your soul and it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds..
Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody..
They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price..
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold..
The fool sees naught but folly; and the madman only madness. Yesterday I asked a foolish man to count the fools among us. He laughed and said, "This ….
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind..
God has bestowed upon you intelligence and knowledge. Do not extinguish the lamp of Divine Grace and do not let the candle of wisdom die out in the d….
Braving obstacles and hardships is nobler than retreat to tranquility. The butterfly that hovers around the lamp until it dies is more admirable than….
Remembrance is a form of meeting..
But now I have learned to listen to silence. To hear its choirs singing the song of ages, chanting the hymns of space, and disclosing the secrets of ….