A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.

Patience ensures victory.

Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.

A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.

Fear is really quite tedious. She wanted to be rid of it as soon as possible.

Wolves and women wed for life.

I want to show everyone that if you pursue your dreams, they can come true no matter what. That's what I want to do.

Hair loss is God's way of telling me I'm human.

It wouldn't be my move," Jace agreed. "First the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, then the ravenous demon hordes. In that order.

The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look, because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.

One comprehends oneself in order not to be preoccupied with oneself.

My mum, a strange creature from the time when pickles on toothpicks were still the height of sophistication.

I'm just enjoying life more and thinking about the future.