To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides.

MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you

Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise.

The Sufi is One who does not care when something is taken from him, but who does not cease to seek for what he has not.

If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.

When people have a hard task to do - one which stretches them - they become less concerned with trivial matters.

When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.