The effect of life in society is to complicate and confuse our existence, making us forget who we really are by causing us to become obsessed with what we are not.

A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.

The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.

If you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge.

Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.

The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.

When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.

We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.

Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it

Your mind must become one, do not try to understand with your ears but with your heart. Indeed, not with your heart but with your soul.

Hearts melt when the Beloved of Allah is mentioned.

A man can hide all things excepting twain - That he is drunk and that he is in love.

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars.

You do stand alone sometimes. But my mother stood by me through all this.

A garden always has a point.

If you wish to write, write.

I felt like the universe was tapping me on the shoulder saying, "You're the guy who has to tell this story because nobody else is."

I think I do have my own technique. I don't like to depend on teachers. So I'm walking on my own way, and I try to be as natural as I can. I think it's the only way to be yourself.

I'm not the greatest; I'm the double greatest. Not only do I knock 'em out, I pick the round.

In terms of security for wildlife and our society, it's an incredibly alarming situation, and we need to address that.