Day and NightThe night is long: do not shorten it by sleep. The day is fair: do not darken it with wrongdoing.

Hak cihâna tolıdur kimseler Hakk’ı bilmez / Anı sen senden iste o senden ayru olmaz.

The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was: 'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?

Never follow any impulse to teach, however strong it might be. The command to teach is not felt as an impulsion.

The only thing I know is that a person who is not busy with others is one who recognizes the truth of existence.

People who cannot trust are themselves not trustworthy, and therefore cannot be entrusted with important things.

Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why it has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'.

That which is given free is never knowledge. It may be information....but knowledge does not come in that manner.

A book, for the Sufis, is an instrument as much as it is something to give information....The key is the teacher.

Show me a person who really knows what 'good' is, and I will show you that he almost never uses the word.

Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why is has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

From the beginning, from the age of Adam to the time of kingship: from the powerful, pardon: from the poor, sins.

Why did I do such-and-such a thing?' is all very well. But what about 'How otherwise could I have done it?

You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel.(Gulistan)