Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.

"The best form of devotion to the service of Allah is not to make a show of it."

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

Often your utterances and expressions of your face leak out the secrets of your hidden thoughts.

During civil disturbance adopt such an attitude that people do not attach any importance to you - they neither burden you with complicated affairs, nor try to derive any advantage out of you.

Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people

Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.