If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things

When you love someone, you love the person as they are, and not as you'd like them to be.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly.

Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.

A man is like a fraction whose numerator is what he is and whose denominator is what he thinks of himself. The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.

Everybody wants to change the world, but nobody thinks about changing himself.

Once we're thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost, but it's only here that the new and the good begins.

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life—becoming a better person.

Real wisdom is not the knowledge of everything, but the knowledge of which things in life are necessary, which are less necessary, and which are completely unnecessary to know.

Men pray to the Almighty to relieve poverty. But poverty comes not from God's laws-it is blasphemy of the worst kind to say that. Poverty comes from man's injustice to his fellow man.

Nothing hath separated us from God but our own will or rather our own will is our separation from God.

Fear generates anger, and fear generates violence, and those were part of what built the Saudi state.

There is no gains without pain.

It is a fatal fault to reason whilst observing, though so necessary beforehand and so useful afterwards.

Deep in every heart slumbers a dream

I already know what things look like - I don't want description. People believe in appearances, and I don't believe in appearances at all.

I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.

For war there is always enough. It's peace that's expensive.

Enduring setbacks while maintaining the ability to show others the way to go forward is a true test of leadership.

The strongest leaders do not command, they empower