Humility is an interesting virtue because if you don't have It, sooner or later it's given to you.

None of us can accomplish our dreams without the help of others. Is it more important for you to feel superior and self-sufficient than to accomplish your dreams within a community of supporters?

...one of the best ways to take the pain out of past experiences is to replace the hurt with gratitude.

You may not have a clue of what lies ahead, but it’s better to act on life than simply let life act on you.

...putting your faith into action is not a passive exercise. You have to actively and willfully take the necessary steps to locate and move along the path God designed for you.

You can believe that you are a good and caring person, but if you don't treat others with goodness and care, where is the proof?

You know, I don’t think your brother dislikes you as much as you think. After all, he gave up a kingdom to stay with his family.

The path to enlightenment is really very simple - all we need to do is stop cherishing ourself and learn to cherish others. All other spiritual realisations will naturally follow from this.

He hesitated for a moment. Then he said softly, "I love you, Mother." He took my hand and kissed it, and folded my fingers round the stem of the rose. He had stripped it of its thorns.

My parents were definitely on the incentive side of parenting. Like, they told me that my father had learned to read when he was three. So, of course, I thought I had to, too.

To be ignorant of one's own ignorance is to be in an unprogressive, uninspired state of existence.

If a woman smiles, her dress must also smile.

Students are very engaged by the issues, and it's not surprising because food choices are one of the few powers a child has.

There is only good art and mediocre art.

The mind is one of Allah's best designs.

Best friends are people you know you don't need to talk to every single day. You don't even need to talk to each other for weeks, but when you do, it's like you never stopped talking.