From the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust. God watches them play and forgets the priest.
We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.
Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
Those who see all creatures within themselves, and themselves in all creatures know no fear. Those who see all creatures in themselves, and themselves in all creatures know no grief. How can the multiplicity of life, delude the one who sees its unity?
Life is like a 1,000 page book. You want to quit halfway through, but then you realise you have a lot left to look forward to.
