Some men turn every quality or art into a means of making money; this they conceive to be the end, and to the promotion of the end all things must contribute.

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.

Happiness depends upon ourselves.

Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.

Adventure is worthwhile.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Education is an ornament in prosperity and a refuge in adversity.

Be a free thinker and don't accept everything you hear as truth. Be critical and evaluate what you believe in.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

My past conduct was so transparent and so honest that when my enemies spread rumours about me nobody believed them.

Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.

I am the son of a small and far-away nation and the other laureates have all come from different countries from all over the world and we all were equally received here with signs of sympathy.

We are able to choose what we want - you don't have to accept one thing from one tradition. It's a melting pot.

We also have to stop the flow of precursor chemicals that meth cooks use to boil up this poison.

It couldn't pull a greased stick out of a pig's bottom

And I never believed that the multitude / of dreams and many words were vain.

Amongst the friends of Allah (Awliya), the Qur'an is considered as a love letter from Allah, which inevitably is read continuously to remind them of their Beloved.

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth

When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.