"Sweet is the memory of past toil."

"The more divine the thing, the more it is hated by the wicked."

"Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost."

"O you who have sound intellects, look closely at the doctrine that is hidden beneath the veil of the strange verses!"

"O human race, born for flight to heaven, why do you fall for a breath of wind?"