Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity.

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.

She leaves a tiny part of her heart everywhere she travels and memories from the place fill up the void in her heart and soul.

One does not hold a conversation with him. One holds a symposium. – Elizabeth Drew

Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.

It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear.

The biggest sin in the world would be if I lost my love for the ocean.

A seventeenth-century painting can be "modern" because the living eye finds it fresh and new. A "modern" painting can be outdated because it was a product of the moment and not of time.

The things that go on in my head are far more interesting than what actually happens.

Being alive is about playing to win. Being brain dead is when you play not to loose.

Genius is a plodding intellect, incapable of dreaming up the obstacles that stop the rest of us.

Whatever the faults of the rabbis, consistency was not one of them.