Much religious teaching in the world is in reality a confused or deteriorated form, very different from its roots.

The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

A man must be a Solomon before his magical ring will work

A man must be a Salomon before his magical ring will work. (Hafiz)

Imagination blocks you like a bolt on a door. Burn that bar. (Rumi)

Can you imagine a world without books to read?

The room looks as if a giant dog after a large lunch of food, socks, paints, trousers and pencils, walked into that room and vomited everywhere.

Food, like a loving touch or a glimpse of divine power, has that ability to comfort.

A man should be taller older heavier uglier and hoarser than his wife.

It is vain to expect a well-balanced government without a well-balanced society.

How honest is it that we drink until we are dehydrated?

The doctor says to the patient, "Take your clothes off and stick your tongue out the window". "What will that do" asks the patient. The doctor says "I'm mad at my neighbor!".

An established company which, in an age demanding innovation, is not able to innovation, is doomed to decline and extinction.

But Dally, heaters kill people! Ya' kill 'em with switchblades to, don'tcha?

I was a healthy young man, and I thought I was invincible before I was diagnosed with kidney disease.