"Again the garden has got the glitter of Spring: The nightingale hears good news, for the rose is come. Soft wind returning to the young plants of the meadow, Greet for us the rose, the cypress and the…"

"Don't surrender your loneliness so quickly. Let it cut more deep. Let it ferment and season you as few human or even divine ingredients can."

"The nightingale sings of love, and the rose blooms in beauty."

"Be not beguiled by world's delusive toy; The more you grasp, the more you lose the joy."

"Don't be afraid of the wine, for its essence is the light of God. Don't be afraid of the tavern, for it is the house of God."