Hit your hand on a stone and expect it to hurt.

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.

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

The significance of the dwelling is in the dweller.

One who thinks for himself is a threat to his enemies, a refuge to his acquaintances, a prize to his friends, and a gift to the world.

I knew it was a day of endings, one way or another.

It wasn't through choice that I became a mum at 36. I wanted to be a young mum but things never worked out for me.

At Death we are aware that we are more than just our physical bodies.

If you feel compelled to give a New Year's Eve party, don't invite people to arrive too early or they'll go off the boil before midnight.

I've never known what I've wanted to do. I've never planned anything in my life.

It's very hard to make arguments about the effects of cloning on family relations if family relations are in tatters.

I think you're where you have to be and I'm not a person who wants to control things too much because I love surprises.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

I, too, find the flower beautiful in its outward appearance. But a deeper beauty lies concealed within.