“Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.”

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.

Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.

Man ruins is present while worrying about his future – – but weeps in the future by recalling his past.

The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.

There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.

Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.

Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.

A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful person sees chances in every difficulty.

Think positively, no matter how hard life is.

Where there is haste, there must be mistake.

A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death.

He who understands humanity seeks solitude.

People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.

Do not take someone’s silence as his pride, perhaps he is busy fighting with his self.