#depth

The ancient masters were profound and subtle. Their wisdom was unfathomable.

Fish cannot leave deep waters, and a country's weapons should not be displayed.

I love those who do not know how to live unless by going under, for they are the ones who cross over.

Every profound spirit needs a mask: even more, around every profound spirit a mask is continually growing.

The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.

Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself.

To find out what is truly individual in ourselves, profound reflection is needed; and suddenly we realize how uncommonly difficult the discovery of individuality is.

I have learned that beyond the surface, there is another world; and beyond our daylight lies a profound darkness of the stars.

No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.

Nobody can fall so low unless he has a great depth. If such a thing happens, it signifies that he must now descend into his own depth.

The soul is the living relationship with the unconscious.

To be friends with many people in the way of perfect friendship is impossible, just as it is impossible to be in love with many people at once.

A friend to all is a friend to none.

The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails gives him ample opportunity—even under the most difficult circumstances—to add a deeper meaning to his life.

We all have reservoirs of life to draw upon, of which we do not dream.

The real joy is in the journey of discovering your own infinite depth.

The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

Silence will carry what words can never bear.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

Tears are the nectar with which the soul waters its hidden blossoms.

The ocean does not boast of its depth; the shallow brook alone babbles.

Do not seek answers; understand the question deeply.

Stillness is the mother of all creative power.

The pearl diver plunges fearlessly into the depths of the ocean to find the jewel, while the coward sits weeping on the shore.

Quiet people have the loudest minds.

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

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

The only journey is the one within.

Come back to the present moment and touch life deeply.