The world is darkness; knowledge is light; but knowledge without truth is a mere shadow.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.

Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.

Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal.

Perfecting one's intellect causes one to speak less, and those words spoken will be adorned with wisdom.

A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.

Greed takes a person to the watering place but gets him back without letting him drink. It undertakes responsibility but does not fulfill it. Often the drinker gets choked before quenching his thirst. The greater the worth of a thing yearned for, the greater is the grief for its loss. Desires blind the eyes of understanding. The destined share would reach him who does not approach it.