"The brilliant passes, like the dew at..." - Quote by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.”

“A joy shared is a joy doubled.”

“The threshold is the place of expectation.”

“When a man talks from his heart, in his moment of truth, he speaks poetry.”

“The office of the scholar is to cheer, to raise, and to guide men by showing them facts amidst appearances.”

“Shams and delusions are esteemed for soundest truths, while reality is fabulous. If men would steadily observe realities only, and not allow themselves to be deluded, life ... would be like a fairy tale and the Arabian Nights' Entertainments.”

“Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same. Every wonderful sight will vanish, every sweet word will fade, But do not be disheartened, The source they come from is eternal, growing, Branching out, giving new life and new joy. Why do you weep? The source is within you And this whole world is springing up from it.”

“Neither love me forThine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry,A creature might forget to weep, who boreThy comfort long, and lose thy love, thereby!But love me for love's sake, that evermoreThou mayst love on, through love's eternity.”

“O Love, O pure deep Love, be here, be now, Be all – worlds dissolve into your stainless endless radiance, Frail living leaves burn with your brighter than cold stares – Make me your servant, your breath, your core.”