The sons of Adam are formed from dust; if not humble as the dust, they fall short of being men.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

The first person who is on your mind the moment you open your eyes after a long sleep is the reason either of your happiness or pain.

Pattern Thinking is a type of problem-solving thinking.

You are not Dostoevsky, ' said the woman...'You never can tell...' he answered.'Dostoevsky is dead, ' the woman said, a bit uncertainly.'I protest!' he said with heat, 'Dostoevsky is immortal!

Dividing the swing into its parts is like dissecting a cat. You'll have blood and guts and bones all over the place. But you won't have a cat.

Death knocks at your door, and before you can tell him to come in, he is in the house with you.

In looking back, I see nothing to regret, and little to correct.

The film [Kite Runner] was not as big a hit in the United States as it was worldwide, I think it may have been swallowed up by all the other movies it had to go up against.

The person who believes he must earn the right to go through the door of eternal life will miss the mark.

So long as large sums of money are involved - and they are bound to be if drugs are illegal - it is literally impossible to stop the traffic, or even to make a serious reduction in its scope.

To a toad what is beauty? A female with two lovely pop-eyes, a wide mouth, yellow belly, and green spotted back.