Remember two matters and forget two matters; 1. Remember Allah (SWT) and death. 2. Forget any good that you have done to another and any evil that was done to you by another

When people are proud of their speech, be proud of your silence.

I you're in prayer, take care of your heart. If you're eating, take cre of your throat. If you're in another man's house, take care of your eyes. If you among people, take care of your tongue.

Four things will shame the students of knowledge: Criticizing people, praising themselves, not teaching the knowledge,and not practicing what they know.

You do not know what you will earn tomorrow.

Know that the true dharma emerges of itself [during the practice of zazen], clearing away hindrances and distractions.

Don't say, "the sky is my limit", say, "I progress ad infinitum.

Love is the universal language that transcends countries, borders, barriers, and differences.

Donald Trump's America can be friend and ally, or at least an indifferent power that concentrates on itself and minds its own business.

I want to be like the air. The good-hearted person whose kindness overflows and people realize how important she was to them, once she is gone. I want to be that kind of person.

People, chained by monotony, afraid to think, clinging to certainties... they live like ants.

Freedom is not a self-preserving gift. It has to be earned, and it has to be protected.

I had a minor in Russian history, and this was at the time when the big Cold War was going on.

Each man is always in the middle of the surface of the earth and under the zenith of his own hemisphere, and over the centre of the earth.

Art strives for form, and hopes for beauty.