Knowledge gives nothing to a man until he gives everything to it.

Knowledge cannot be attained except through humility.

Patience is the food of understanding.

The Sufi must be able to alternate his thought between the relative and the Absolute, the approximate and the Real.

Sufism is therefore not 'Do as I say and not as I do', or even 'Do as I do', but 'Experience it and you will know'.

A Sufi has a right to be served, but he has no right to demand. Maruf Karkhi of Khorasan

Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied.

Whoever might perfume a scorpionWill not thereby escape its sting. Bahaudin Naqshband

Simple natural food is far better than sophisticated food with artificial flavors.

Toys have taken over my family room. I watch Mary Poppins, and no matter how many spoonfuls of sugar I eat, action figures won’t march into a bin with the snap of my fingers.

Even famous poets such as Marianne Moore and William Carlos Williams were rarely asked to read their poems.

Your happiness is at the intersection of your passions and learning from great people.

Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?

People will come to love their oppression, to adore the technologies that undo their capacities to think.

If you see a shy person, ask them some questions like, 'Why are you so shy? Tell everyone, we're all listening.

ANYONE may become a revealer of Truth who lives in close contact with the indwelling God.

Purity is also developed in action. Purity is developed when we love.

Unless you frame yourself, others will frame you — the media, your enemies, your competitors, your well-meaning friends.