This is pride when the soul abandons Him to Whom it ought to cleave as its end and becomes a kind of end to itself. This happens when it becomes its own satisfaction.

There are wolves within, and there are sheep without.

Purity both of the body and the soul rests on the steadfastness of the will strengthened by God's grace, and cannot be forcibly taken from an unwilling person.

... The soul which is led by God and His wisdom, rather than by bodily concupiscence, will certainly never consent to the desire aroused in its own flesh by another's lust.

A wholesome fear would be a fit guardian for the citizens.

There could be nothing more fortunate for human affairs than that by the mercy of God they who are endowed with true piety of life if they have the skill for ruling people should also have the power.

When consent takes the form of seeking to possess the things we wish, this is called desire. When consent takes the form of enjoying the things we wish, this is called joy.

He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner.

Humility raises us not by human arrogance but by divine grace.

His knowledge is not like ours, which has three tenses: present, past, and future. God's knowledge has no change or variation.

... the earthly city glories in itself, the Heavenly City glories in the Lord.

Piety, then, is that which is dear to the gods, and impiety is that which is not dear to them.

We exist to serve the Lord

Friends are really important, especially when you've had the successes that I've had. I've gone really far in my career, so they're the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground.

And, indeed, I will at this point ask an idle question on my own account: which is better — cheap happiness or exalted sufferings? Well, which is better?

I don't recognize any law but the Sharia of Islam. There is no compromise.

If someone calls me vain and mean, I know that he trusts me and has something to confess to me.

I don't hide out. If you build a wall around yourself, it draws people to invade it. Fear is the enemy.

Hysteria is a chaotic and irrational emotional state caused by seeing how the world really operates.

What I learned was there's no roles for women who won't be in their 40s. For women who will be in their 40s, there's a ton of work.

Our brain needs comfort. When you irritate it, you cannot think.