Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.
The outcome of fear is disappointment and shyness is frustration.
Do not be like those on whom advice has no effect and who require punishment to correct themselves.
He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome.
The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.
The relation of patience to iman is like the relation of the head to the body. If the head is chopped off, the body becomes useless. Then he raised his voice and said: Certainly, the one who has no patience has no iman, and patience is like a riding-beast that nevers gets tired