To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

What we do today, echoes forever.

I believe there are visions that come to us only in memory, in retrospect.

The cause-effect sequences in our brains are just as determining, just as inescapable, as anywhere else in Nature.

The truth hurts when you live a life of lies.

Luck is a combination of confidence and getting the breaks.

Her vivid smile was like a light held up to dazzle me.

I fear that he who walks over these fields a century hence will not know the pleasure of knocking off wild apples. Ah, poor man, there are many pleasures which he will not know!

When we imagine the power of all our sisters standing together on the shoulders of a quality education - our joy knows no bounds.

I could have loved you once And said it But then you went away And when you came back Love was a forgotten word, Remember?

You say to me 'Show me your God.' I answer you, 'Everything you see in your heart that might sadden God, remove.'