“Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.”

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.

Listen to the reed, how it tells a tale, complaining of separations.

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.

Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.