An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy.
-Spanish proverb
Never fear shadows. They simply mean there’s a light shining somewhere nearby.
– Ruth E. Renkel
When your heart is dark as iron,
steadily polish yourself
that the heart may become a mirror,
a beautiful shine reflecting from within.
Although iron is dark and dismal,
polishing clears the darkness away.
-Rumi, “Mathnawi”
