You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.

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.

Prayer shouldn’t be a burden but a privilege—God wants our fellowship.

The emperor is in the Church, not about the Church.

My theme song is always: "Pay attention to your viewer. Follow them."

I am my best work - a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.

It's hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to.

Drug programs began to turn their attention and money away from prevention and into maintenance. Methadone was cheaper than social workers, I suppose.

When a loved one passes, there are mixed emotions, and a thirst to live one's own life more deeply can certainly be among them.

God is in charge, and alone sits as the ultimate government over His creation. All other governments are then to reflect His ultimate rule.

But what I didn't recognize when I was much younger was this sort of...when you're on, when you're really on, go at it.

About when to let others sacrifice themselves for you, even if its selfish. They say that if the sacrifice is the ultimate way for that person to show you that they love you, let them do it.