The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.

To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.

Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.

Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.

Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.

Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.

Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.

Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.

Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due to their bad conduct and ignorance

The way to paradise is an uphill climb whereas hell is downhill. Hence, there is a struggle to get to paradise and not to hell.

...when a reporter is quoting Sid Blumenthal on president Bush, you know he's scraping the barrel.

The Bible-banned, burned, beloved-is more widely read and more frequently attacked than any other book in history.

Taking all the round of professions and occupations, you will find that every man is the worse for being poor; and the doctor is a specially dangerous man when poor.

Position yourself in the center of God's love. Believe in His love and walk in the power of His might.

One to 2 percent of the population becomes addicted gamblers

It's an absolute abomination. Whether intentional corruption or mismanagement , it seems like FEMA is just a money pit.

Being out of work for 13 to 15 years is no walk in the park.

Living in somebody else's pain for an actor man, it's actually nice when you get to feel that kind of emotion. That's what I like.

An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to say about your message.

Of all the decisions an executive makes, none is as important as the decisions about people, because they determine the performance capacity of the organization.