Paraphrased: The way of al-Junayd includes among other things abstaining constantly from resisting God Most High in whatever happens to one, whether good or bad. . . .

My god how gentle you are with me in spite of my great ignorance and how merciful You are with me in spite of my ugly deeds

Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self.

If you do not know the blessings you have when you have them, then Allah will teach you about them by taking them away from you

When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give

When He gives, He shows you His Kindness; when He deprives, He shows you His power. And in all that, He is making Himself known to you and coming to you with His gentleness.

When the invocation descends into the heart, if there is darkness within, it illuminates it; and if there is already light, the invocation increases the light and intensifies it.

People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it.

The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him

A sign of the death of the heart: lack of sadness about beneficial actions you have missed, and lack of regret about your mistakes.

The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the tongue nor thought out by the mind.

Haven't you ever happened to come across in a book some vague notion that you've had, some obscure idea that returns from afar and that seems to express completely your most subtle feelings?

That speech (Daniel Webster's) “raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart.

He that communicates his secret to another makes himself that other's slave.

I myself should also be dead already, but I am still here.

I think the Jews need me right now.

You. Me. Exorcist. -Bones

Helping others pulls us out of our own problems. And so does dressing up like frogs and playing leap frog in a Starbucks. Who would've known.

Since the discovery of printing, knowledge has been called to power, and power has been used to make knowledge a slave.

We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.

Don’t never think that you haven’t got anything to learn.