“The loftiest in status are those who do not know their own status.”

Never do I argue with a man with a desire to hear him say what is wrong, or to expose him and win victory over him.

When my heart became constricted and my paths became narrow I took my hope in Your pardon and forgiveness as an opening and an escape

My sin burdened me heavily. But when I measured it against Your Grace,

O Lord, Your forgiveness came out greater.

To admonish your brother in private is to advise him and improve him.

All humans are dead except those who have knowledge; and all those who have knowledge are asleep, except those who do good deeds.

Knowledge is not what is memorised. Knowledge is what benefits.

To be able to thank Allah for a blessing is a blessing within itself.

You say that you are just a body, but inside of you is something greater than the Universe.

I complained to Waki’ about the weakness of my memorisation, So he instructed me to abandon disobedience;

He informed me that knowledge is a light, And the light of Allah is not given to a sinner.

Wealth remains behind on earth while ibadaah accompanies you into the grave.

But to admonish him publicly is to disgrace and shame him.

Do not vie with others in the accumulation of wealth. Vie with them in Ibadaah.

Only someone who is sincere recognizes what showing off is.

And the most virtuous of them are those who do not know their own virtue.

Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.

A vote for Republicans is a vote for safe communities, great jobs, and a limitless future

We call communism the real movement which abolishes the present state of things.

The arts community still has a long lasting cynicism of the importance, or the artistic value, of comedy. Comedy is just farting about for money.

Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries unite!

When you believe in something and believe in your community, no one can stop you from creating change.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property.

A heavy or progressive or graduated income tax is necessary for the proper development of Communism.