From the beginning, from the age of Adam to the time of kingship: from the powerful, pardon: from the poor, sins.

When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.

The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.

Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.

As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision.

Show a man too many camels' bones, or show them to him too often, and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one.

Show a man too many camels' bones, or show them to him too often, and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one. (Mirza Ahsan of Tabriz)

Be a dog, but don't be a younger brother.Proverb.

The significance of the dwelling is in the dweller.

To bind one free man with love is better than to release a thousand slaves.

I inherited this longing. I was addicted to it. And so I was at home with those who wanted and never had enough. I was at home in the places that could never be. The places found only in dreams.

What's a horizon?' Lazlo asked, straight-faced. 'Is it like the end of an aisle of books?

Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.

In a nation of sheep, one brave man forms a majority.

Schools are not about enabling children to have a living but about children being able to have a life.

We all inhabit our lives, in different ways to some degree. We see ourselves a certain way, and based on how we see ourselves, that's how we see the world.

Polyphonic painting is superior to music in that there, the time element becomes a spatial element. The notion of simultaneity stands out even more richly.

I wouldn't describe myself as a master of anything.

I've had plenty of jo-jobs. Nothing I'd call a career. Let me put it this way. I have an extensive collection of name tags and hair nets.

Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.