Loving someone when things are going well is easy. It's only when there's an obstacle that true love comes out.

May fate be benevolent to you, for even a chess master will inevitably be checkmated if up against a demon at the board of life.

Emotions are like rivers. You may build a dam but water pressure will create the suffering through which peace will be restored. Every negative emotion is our vital energy working as a ram to tear down our walls and, ultimately, set us free.