Every time thief steals, he steals from his own peace, from his own honour! No man is as poor as a rich thief!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANEvery time thief steals, he steals from his own peace, from his own honour! No man is as poor as a rich thief!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANThere are moments where the mighty death feels itself desperate too! To see the trees growing in solid rocks is one of these moments!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANOnly the paths that lead to nowhere, merely the storms that are violent, purely the dangerous forests make man a real man!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANSincere wishes come true.
MEHMET MURAT ILDANYou need a temple to feel good spiritually? Go to a beautiful garden!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf you feel stronger and good when the weather is sunny and weaker and bad when the weather is cloudy, then it means your willpower is not powerful yet!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf you are not rising with ethichs, you will sink with every rise!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf you have a guru, leave him; if you don’t have, get one. In other words, keep changing your gurus! Ocean’s wisdom comes from knowing many ships and many fishes, many storms and many waves!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANWe need clear days to see the horizons; we need foggy nights to see beyond the horizons! Man sometimes can think much deeper when he sees less!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANBirds are not free since Men have invented cages.
MEHMET MURAT ILDANIf you love the roses, that is ordinary; if you love the weeds, that is extraordinary! Rather than being common, be extraordinary!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANRoads are long; make them short with a good company!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANBe as soft as possible, if something good and wise wants to shape you; be as hard as possible, if something bad and foolish wants to shape you!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANWhen the life is wavy, keep your mind smooth!
MEHMET MURAT ILDANObscure shadows on the mind are much scarier than the dark shadows of the night.
MEHMET MURAT ILDANWithout water drops, there can be no oceans; without steps, there can be no stairs; without little things, there can be no big things!
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