One does not always know how to express the sorrow of the soul. One does not always know how to silence the joy of the heart.

To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.

I don't like what you're doing, but I won't insult you. Why? Because who you are tomorrow may be better than who I am today

Behind every great man is not a woman, she is beside him, she is with him, not behind him

The more you look into and understand yourself, the less judgmental you become towards others.

If you read the Qur'an with your head, you find repetition. If you read it with your heart, you find depth.

A true teacher doesn't teach you to think like him, but to think without him.

Arabic is the language of the Qur'an, but Arab culture is not the culture of Islam.

Humility is my table, respect is my garment, empathy is my food and curiosity is my drink. As for love, it has a thousand names and is by my side at every window.

Islam doesn't need reform, we need to reform the Muslim mind.

Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.

Very little is given to how we should think about essential matters

These roads do not serve transportation alone, they also bind our Fatherland.

As a rule people don't collect books; they let books collect themselves.

Old maids like the houseless and unemployed poor, should not ask for a place and an occupation in the world: the demand disturbs the happy and the rich.

When you trade, the key concern is not always the value of the pieces being exchanged, but what's left on the board.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives to all men generously and without reproaching, and it will be given him.

The earth exists not for us but for itself; the Sun shines not for us, but for its own life!

In England they always try out new mobile phones in Isle of Man. They've got a captive society. So I said, you should try the legalization of all drugs on the Isle of Man and see what happens.

If only we could touch the things of this world at their center, if we could only hear tiny leaves of birch struggling toward April, then we would know.

For me, great music doesn't just have to fall into one category or one genre and I love appreciating all kinds of music.