He who does not arrive at the Intuition of these Truths by means of Ecstasy knows only the name of Inspiration.

The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of his camel; but if the pilgrim spends his whole time in feeding and adorning his camel, the caravan will leave him behind, and he will perish in the desert.

The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.

No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.

Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.

This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.

Do not dispute with anyone in any matter as far as possible. For in argumentation lies much harm and its evil is greater than its benefit.