There are two ways of avoiding the snare of woman; one is to shun all women and the other to love all beings. Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913)
The whole world yearns after freedom, yet each creature is in love with his chains; this is the first paradox and inextricable knot of our nature. Thoughts and Glimpses (1916)
Others boast of their love for God. My boast is that I did not love God; it was He who loved me and sought me out and forced me to belong to Him. Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913)
They say, O my God, that I am mad because I see no fault in Thee; but if I am indeed mad with Thy love, I do not wish to recover my sanity. Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913)