The sea does not contain all the pearls, the earth does not enclose all the treasures, and the flint-stone does not inclose all the diamonds, since the head of man encloses wisdom.

Do to me, O Allah, what is worthy of Thee; And not what is worthy of me.

Be not in the desire of thine own ease.

In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.

Though someday we may become as eloquent as Sahban, but we might also miss the essence of the Forgiving One.

I have often found a small stream at its fountain-head, that, when followed up, carried away the camel with his load.

God gives sleep to the bad, in order that the good may be undisturbed.