Honesty will guide you to goodness, and goodness will invite you to heaven.

Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.

A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.

How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.

Patience ensures victory.

Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.

If Christ taught us anything it is this -- not to let our fear of death keep us from doing the good thing.

I was running in circles, I hurt myself, just to find my purpose. Everything was so worthless, I didn't deserve this, but to me you were perfect.

Honesty is a very expensive gift, Don't expect it from cheap people.

I would advocate that chocolate be covered by health insurance, but that is admittedly a very French public policy perspective.

the moon is just another kind of clock

There is more to life than just existing and having a pleasant time.

Women tend to reinvest their proceeds in one another, in their communities, in their children.

I write the poems first, with only a few exceptions for odd reasons, where I'm given the illustration first.

The early summer sky was the color of cat vomit.

Pain pays the income of each precious thing.