“The waterwheel accepts water and turns and gives it away, weeping.”

“I went inside my heartto see how it was.Something there makes me hearthe whole world weeping.”

“Brother, stand the pain.Escape the poison of your impulses.The sky will bow to your beauty, if you do.Learn to light the candle. Rise with the sun. Turn away from the cave of your sleeping.That way a thorn expands to a rose.”

“The Prophets accept all agony and trust itFor the water has never feared the fire.”

“Truth lifts the heart, like water refreshes thirst.”

“You have no idea how hard I've looked for a gift to bring You. Nothing seemed right. What's the point of bringing gold to the gold mine, or water to the ocean. Everything I came up with was like taking spices to the Orient. It's no good giving my heart and my soul because you already have these. So I've brought you a mirror. Look at yourself and remember me.”

“Who could be so lucky? Who comes to a lake for water and sees the reflection of moon.”