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thinking is always the stumbling stone to poetry。
a great singer is he who sings our silences。
how can you sing if your mouth be filled with food？
how shall your hand be raised in blessing if it is filled with gold？
they say the nightingale pierces his bosom with a thorn when he sings his love song。
so do we all。 how else should we sing？
genius is but a robins song at the beginning of a slow spring。
even the most winged spirit cannot escape physical necessity。
a madman is not less a musician than you or myself； only the instrument on which he plays is a little out of tune。
the song that lies silent in the heart of a mother sings upon the lips of her child。
no longing remains unfulfilled。
i have never agreed with my other self wholly。 the truth of the matter seems to lie between us。
your other self is always sorry for you。 but your other self grows on sorrow； so all is well。
there is no struggle of soul and body save in the minds of those whose souls are asleep and whose bodies are out of tune。
when you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things； even in the eyes that are blind to beauty。
we live only to discover beauty。 all else is a form of waiting。
sow a seed and the earth will yield you a flower。 dream your dream to the sky and it will bring you your beloved。
the devil died the very day you were born。
now you do not have to go through hell to meet an angel。
many a woman borrows a mans heart； very few could possess it。
if you would possess you must not claim。
when a mans hand touches the hand of a woman they both touch the heart of eternity。
love is the veil between lover and lover。
every man loves two women； the one is the creation of his imagination； and the other is not yet born。
men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues。
love that does not renew itself every day bees a habit and in turn a slavery。
lovers embrace that which is between them rather than each other。
love and doubt have never been on speaking terms。
love is a word of light； written by a hand of light； upon a page of light。
friendship is always a sweet responsibility； never an opportunity。
if you do not understand your friend under all conditions you will never understand him。
your most radiant garment is of the other persons weaving；
you most savoury meal is that which you eat at the other persons table；
your most fortable bed is in the other persons house。
now tell me； how can you separate yourself from the other person？
your mind and my heart will never agree until your mind ceases to live in numbers and my heart in the mist。
we shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words。
how shall my heart be unsealed unless it be broken？
only great sorrow or great joy can reveal your truth。
if you would be revealed you must either dance naked in the sun； or carry your cross。
should nature heed what we say of contentment no river would seek the sea； and no winter would turn to spring。 should she heed all we say of thrift； how many of us would be breathing this air？
you see but your shadow when you turn your back to the sun。
you are free before the sun of the day； and free before the stars of the night；
and you are free when there is no sun and no moon and no star。
you are even free when you close your eyes upon all there is。
but you are a slave to him whom you love because you love him；
and a slave to him who loves you because he loves you。
we are all beggars at the gate of the temple； and each one of us receives his share of the bounty of the king when he enters the temple； and when he goes out。
but we are all jealous of one another； which is another way of belittling the king。
you cannot consume beyond your appetite。 the other half of the loaf belongs to the other person； and there should remain a little bread for the chance guest。
if it were not for your guests all houses would be graves。
said a gracious wolf to a simple sheep； 〃will you not honour our house with a visit？〃
and the sheep answered； 〃we would have been honoured to visit your house if it were not in your stomach。〃
i stopped my guest on the threshold and said； 〃nay； wipe not your feet as you enter； but as you go out。〃
generosity is not in giving me that which i need more than you do； but it is in giving me that which you need more than i do。
you are indeed charitable when you give； and while giving； turn your face away so that you may not see the shyness of the receiver。
the difference between the richest man and the poorest is but a day of hunger and an hour of thirst。
we often borrow from our tomorrows to pay our debts to our yesterdays。
i too am visited by angels and devils； but i get rid of them。
when it is an angel i pray an old prayer； and he is bored；
when it is a devil i mit an old sin； and he passes me by。
after all this is not a bad prison； but i do not like this wall between my cell and the next prisoners cell；
yet i assure you that i do not wish to reproach the warder not the builder of the prison。
those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish； may have nothing but serpents to give。 it is then generosity on their part。
trickery succeeds sometimes； but it always mits suicide。
you are truly a forgiver when you forgive murderers who never spill blood； thieves who never steal； and liars who utter no falsehood。
he who can put his finger upon that which divides good from evil is he who can touch the very hem of the garment of god。
if your heart is a volcano how shall you expect flowers to bloom in your hands？
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SAND AND FOAM（second part）
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sand and foam（second part）
a strange form of self…indulgence！ there are times when i would be wronged and cheated； that i may laugh at the expense of those who think i do not know i am being wronged and cheated。
what shall i say of him who is the pursuer playing the part of the pursued？
let him who wipes his soiled hands with your garment take your garment。 he may need it again； surely you would not。
it is a pity that money…changers cannot be good gardeners。
please do not whitewash your inherent faults with your acquired virtues。 i would have the faults； they are like mine own。
how often have i attributed to myself crimes i have never mitted； so that the other person may feel fortable in my presence。
even the masks of life are masks of deeper mystery。
you may judge others only according to your knowledge of yourself。
tell me now； who among us is guilty and who is unguilty？
the truly just is he who feels half guilty of your misdeeds。
only an idiot and a genius break man…made laws； and they are the nearest to the heart of god。
it is only when you are pursued that you bee swift。
i have no enemies； o god； but if i am to have an enemy
let his strength be equal to mine；
that truth alone may be the victor。
you will be quite friendly with your enemy when you both die。
perhaps a man may mit suicide in self…defence。
long ago there lived a man who was crucified for being too loving and too lovable。
and strange to relate i met him thrice yesterday。
the first time he was asking a policeman not to take a prostitute to prison； the second time he was drinking wine with an outcast； and the third time he was having a fist…fight with a promoter inside a church。
if all they say of good and evil were true； then my life is but one long crime。
pity is but half justice。
the only one who has been unjust to me is the one to whose brother i have been unjust。
when you see a man led to prison say in your heart； 〃mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison。〃
and when you see a man drunken say in your heart； 〃mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful。〃
oftentimes i have hated in self…defence； but if i were stronger i would not have used such a weapon。
how stupid is he who would patch the hatred in his eyes with the smile of his lips。
only those beneath me can envy or hate me。
i have never been envied nor hated； i am above no one。
only those above me can praise or belittle me。
i have never been praised nor belittled； i am below no one。
your saying to me； 〃i do not understand you；〃 is praise beyond my worth； and an insult you do not deserve。 how mean am i when life gives me gold and i give you silver； and yet i deem myself generous。
when you reach the heart of life you will find yourself not higher than the felon； and not lower than the prophet。
strange that you should pity the slow…footed and not the slow…minded；
and the blind…eyed rather than the blind…hearted。
it is wiser for the lame not to break his crutches upon the head of his enemy。
how blind is he who gives you out of his pocket that he may take out of your heart。
life is a procession。 the slow of foot finds it too swift and he steps out；
and the swift of foot finds it too slow and he too steps out。
if there is such a thing as sin some of us mit it backward following our forefathers footsteps；
and some of us mit it forward by overruling our children。
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