The happiness of the superficial: when a man who has lost his donkey finds it again.

There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse.

Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.

Haste is from the Devil.

Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.

Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity.(Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet),

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaFlattery:One of the most promising of businesses: always brisk.

Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza.Poverty: The result of marriage.

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaEmotionalist:A man or woman who thinks he has experienced the divine.

You call me an unbeliever. I shall therefore call you a True Believer since a lie is best met with one of similar magnitude.

Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaIntellectual: One who knows no craft.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

When humanity stops confusing the construct with the Kingdom - we'll begin to recognize the Truth.

Rudeness luxuriates in the absence of self-respect.

New York is not even a city, it's a congerie of rotten villages.

If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

There are many people who have big plans but their big plans never come true. The reason is, too many people have big plans but fail to keep their small agreements.

Everything worthwhile is a good idea, but did you ever notice there is more bad ideas that will work than there is good ones?

In our efforts to battle terrorism and cyber attacks and biological weapons, all of us must be extremely aggressive. We must protect our people from danger and keep America safe and free.

Up! up! my friend, and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double! Up! up! my friend, and clear your looks! Why all this toil and trouble?