A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.

People today are in danger of drowning in information; but, because they have been taught that information is useful, they are more willing to drown than they need be. If they could handle information, they would not have to drown at all.

The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.

When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

The Way of the Sufis cannot be understood by means of the intellect or by ordinary book learning.