“The true essence of who you are, balances itself upon a cushion of purity, benevolence, and holiness.”

“Love is not a thing to undrstand or to explain... . Its a feeling.. .....just feel the purity and the beauty of it.. You will find the world and the true meaning itself in it... .”

“True benevolence, or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathises with the distress of every creature capable of sensation”

“Sharing is the essence of teaching. It is, I have come to believe, the essence of civilization . . . Without it, the imagination is but the echo of the self, trapped in a soundproof chamber, reverberating upon itself until it is spent in exhaustion or futility”

“The female form provides the solution in which the essence itself is held; she is passio, and acted upon, the male is actio, the mover.”

“Balance is of the essence,' she said. 'That appies to all good, harmonious relationships. Balance in guilt, balance in shame and pangs of conscience.”