Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

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.

And grief, no matter how you try to cater to its wail, has a way of fading away, and the person so real, so beloved, becomes a dim, slightly out-of-focus shadow.

The last time you were happy about nothing

Crazy was better than in love. You could walk away from crazy without regrets.

Healing is not necessarily about curing. As your inner light grows - anything is possible.

Those that can heal can harm; those that can cure can kill.

I try to put out fires when bizarre rumors get started.

They should set a very clear priority for the government. There is such a large penumbra of issues. The party needs to come to grips with the reality that it has to be coherent politically.

But which was the real me? Let me be perfectly honest: I was a man of many faces. (p.33)

You don't scream because you're scared. You scream on purpose.