1,330 quotes found
“Haste is from the Devil.”
“Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.”
“The Sufi teacher’s mission is to be in the service of those who can learn.”
“The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.”
“Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.”
“It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.”
“Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.”
“As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)”
“Burdened no more is soul for whom life flows through dance like breath.”
“Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity.(Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet),”
“Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.”
“Knowledge is something which you can use.Belief is something which uses you.”
“Sufism," according to the Sufi, "is an adventure in living, necessary adventure.”
“Religion, for instance, cannot be accepted or rejected out of hand, until the student knows exactly what religion means.”
“Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaFlattery:One of the most promising of businesses: always brisk.”
“A point to prove is not about always being right, it’s all about exceeding the expectations, and the expectations can only be surpassed if taken as a challenge, when taken as a burden it slows down...”
“Right time, right place, right people equals success.Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.”
“History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be significant.”
“Their manipulation is psychological and emotionally devastating – and very dangerous, especially considering the brain circuitry for emotional and physical pain are one and the same (Kross, 2011). ...”
“To any survivor who may be doubting whether what they’ve experienced is truly abuse, remember that emotional, verbal, and psychological abuse will never be, and should never be, considered part of ...”
