Land of the rising sun

If you find the mirror of the heart dull, the rust has not been cleared from its face.

There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again.

Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.

This is the essence of all sciences - that you should know who you will be when the Day of Reckoning arrives.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

What shall I say, O Muslims, I know not myself, I am neither a Christian, nor a Jew, nor a Zoroastrian, nor a Muslim.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

That which is false troubles the heart, but truth brings joyous tranquillity.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.