A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

Courage is feeling justly afraid and yet still doing what is right.

We don’t read the Bible, the Bible reads us.

[God] has in mind a picture of what He intends to create. He breaks, cracks, chisels, and polishes until one day there emerges His vision . . . God has not yet finished with us.

Professional writers don't have muses

Bondage is of the mind freedom too is of the mind. If you say 'I am a free soul. I am a son of God who can bind me' free you shall be.

War puts its questions stupidly, peace mysteriously.

I only discovered electronic music as a teenager and I still love the Prodigy and Massive Attack.

The aim of modern propaganda is no longer to modify ideas, but to provoke action.

They don't know you're secretly a badass?

As a gardener, I wonder if flowers really can't speak or just exercise unfailing good judgment in the matter.