“He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.”

Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.

Curiosity is, in great and generous minds, the first passion and the last.

Sorrow is the mere rust of the soul. Activity will cleanse and brighten it.

There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence.

A man who both spends and saves money is the happiest man, because he has both enjoyments.

The Irish are a fair people: They never speak well of one another.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

Courage is the greatest of all virtues, because if you haven’t courage, you may not have an opportunity to use any of the others.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little.

Each person’s work is always a portrait of himself.

You can never be wise unless you love reading.

Whatever enlarges hope will also exalt courage.

A man’s mind grows narrow in a narrow place.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Change your ‘Nafs’, change the world.

Don’t run from lessons; they are little packages of treasure that have been given to us. As we learn from them, our lives change for the better.

Guilt is a totally useless emotion. It never makes anyone feel better nor does it change a situation.

Thought is cause: experience is effect. If you don’t like the effects in your life, you have to change the nature of your thinking.

When we struggle to change ourselves we, in fact, only continue the patterns of self-judgement and aggression. We keep the war against ourselves alive.

I feel like I changed hip-hop.

Learn to commit every situation to God, and trust Him for the outcome. God’s love for you never changes, no matter what problems you face or how unsettled life becomes.

Love people who hate you. Pray for people who have wronged you. It won’t just change their life…it’ll change yours.