Those who believe and their hearts become calm and contented with the remembrance of Allah...know that it is the remembrance of Allah alone that brings rest to the hearts.(The Qur'an-surah ar-R'ad

In matrimony, to hesitate is sometimes to be saved.

She flooded my thoughts. I drowned in peace.

To be poor does not mean you lack the means to extend charity to another. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of so many.

There are three stages in the revelation of truth. The first is to be ridiculed, the second is to be resisted and the third is to be considered self-evident.

1972 was a year of many pleasant and rewarding experiences for me

Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh- I really think that requires spirit!

It's true he was a sinner. But don't pass so final a judgement. Have pity in your heart and don't forget that he may yet be an Augustine, while you remain just another mediocrity.

I think gymnastics trained me as a person, too. Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

Your problems never cease, they just change.

He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated, even when most on his guard.