Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'

To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

A traveller I am, and a navigator, and everyday I discover a new region within my soul.

Now I realize that the trees blossom in Spring and bear fruit in Summer without seeking praise; and they drop their leaves in Autumn and become naked in Winter without fearing blame.

if you cannot but weep when your soul summons you to prayer, she should spur you again and yet again, though weeping, until you shall come laughing

They say: 'If a man knew himself, he would know all mankind.' I say: 'If a man loved mankind, he would know something of himself.

Those to whom worshiping is a window, to open but also to shut, have not yet visited the house of their souls whose windows are open from dawn to dawn.