By reason of his elegance, he resembles an image painted in a palace, though he is as majestic as the palace itself.

Some men, like spaniels, will only fawn the more when repulsed, but will pay little heed to a friendly caress.

Abu Sa'id al-Kharraz said I have never known Allah May He be exalted except through the coincidence in Him of the opposites. 'He is the First and the Last, the Apparent and the Hidden.'

Death is a black camel, which kneels at the gates of all.

When God wanted to create the horse, he said to the South Wind, "I want to make a creature of you. Condense." And the Wind condensed.

Collect as precious pearls the words of the wise and virtuous.

The diurnal sun sets at night, but the sun of the heart never disappears.