An ignorant man committing evil deeds does not realise the consequences. The imprudent man is consumed by his own deeds, like one burnt by fire.
Self-knowledge is not a thing to be bought in books, but it is awareness, from moment to moment.
God laughs when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each other, ‘This side is mine and that side is yours.’ He laughs and says to Himself, ‘The whole universe belongs to me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.’
Be more humble than a blade of grass, more tolerant than a tree, always offering respect onto others and never expecting any in return.
By degrees, little by little, from time to time, a wise person should remove his own impurities as a smith removes the dross from silver.
Everyone has in him something divine, something his own, a chance of perfection and strength in however small a sphere which God offers him to take or refuse. The task is to find it, develop it and use it.
