“Worry is itself an illness, since worry is an accusation against Divine Wisdom, a criticism of Divine Mercy.”

The truth cannot be deceptive, and one who sees it cannot be deceived.

A thing’s innate disposition does not lie.

Do what you do only for God’s sake, start for God’s sake, work for God’s sake, and act within the sphere of God’s good approval.

Life is a manifestation of unity.

The heart does not derive pure pleasure from what is impermanent.

I am not free and independent; I am a traveler with duties.

If you want an enemy, the soul (nafs) is sufficient. If you want advice, death is sufficient.

The mirror to the beautiful is beautiful.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It’s the way I’ve always looked at it.

As for myself, I met with as much success as I ever could have wanted. In other words, I was enthusiastically run-down by every critic of the period.

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world – they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this.

A lot of critics object to what I do, but I got into comedy to make people laugh, and I’ve always worked hard.

Abilities wither under criticism; they blossom under encouragement.

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do. But it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

No idea is above scrutiny. No idea whatsoever. To criticize, to scrutinize and to satirize my own religion Islam is not Islamophobia.