Let not a man glory in this, that he loves his country; let him rather glory in this, that he loves his kind...

Justice and equity are twin Guardians that watch over men. From them are revealed such blessed and perspicuous words as are the cause of the well-being of the world and the protection of the nations.

Lay not on any soul a load that you would not wish to be laid upon you, and desire not for any one the things you would not desire for yourself.

O Son of Spirit! My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting.

Happy the days that have been consecrated to the remembrance of God, and blessed the hours which have been spent in praise of Him Who is the All-Wise.

O ye that dwell on earth! The religion of God is for love and unity; make it not the cause of enmity or dissension.

Know thou that every fixed star hath its own planets, and every planet its own creatures, whose number no man can compute.