Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

Study the assumptions behind your actions. Then study the assumptions behind your assumptions.

The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all'.

When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.

Do not try to be humble: learn humility.

No practice exists in isolation.

If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.

Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.

If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.

Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.

I laugh at him, and behind us, several Inquisitors stir in surprise at the sound. Only Magiano can coax joy out of me so easily.

Happiness is generous. It does not subsist on destruction.

Venus knows country matters: country knows Venus: For Love, Dione's boy, was born on the farm.

The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture

It was no longer esteemed infamous for a Roman to survive his honor and independence.

They call me Superman, leap tall hoes in a single bound.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Sometimes you hear a voice through the door calling you... This turning toward what you deeply love saves you.

It's not like I idolize this one guy Machiavelli. I idolize that type of thinking where you do whatever's gonna make you achieve your goal.

There is power in words. What you say is what you get.