As the yellow gold is tried in fire so the faith of friendship must be seen in adversity.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

It is not arrogance to appreciate what Allah has blessed you with; arrogance is to ascribe those blessings to yourself.

It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question.

The highest calling of leadership is to unlock the potential of others.

Happiness is like the mountain summit. It is sometimes hidden by clouds, but we know it is there.

When from a long distant past nothing subsists after the things are broken and scattered, the smell and taste of things remain.

My career could have been prolonged for longer

When the child was a child, it didn’t know that it was a child, everything was soulful, and all souls were one.

Nothing gets a bigger laugh than when you refer to things like ethics or human rights.

Neighbors are far better acoustic analyzers for determining the quality of their life versus any acoustic instrument left unattended by an expert.

If you think art is a competitive forum, then you're going to stop doing it if you're not good. But if it's not competitive, it's something that you'll keep doing.