One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.

Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you.

From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.

To copy a virtue in another is more copying than it is virtue. Try to learn what that virtue is based upon.

You fear tomorrow yet yesterday is just as dangerous.

A donkey eats a melon it remains a donkey

The door of illumination is open to those for whom other doors are closed.

Enlightenment must come little by little otherwise it would overwhelm.

People dont get the gurus they deserve they get the gurus they manufacture.

The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.

Premature independence is the daughter of conceit.

Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.

Saying of the prophet tasks whoever makes all his tasks one task, God will help him in his other concerns.

Saying of the prophet reflection the faithful are mirrors, one to the other.

A real secret is something which only one person knows.

The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.

The way of the Sufis cannot be understood by means of the intellect or by ordinary book learning.

It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.

It is not sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.

Because sugar is not arsenic, many graves are full.

The tongue is the best masseur of furrowed brows.

People used to play with toys. Now the toys play with them.

The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love.

When there is a true or useful thing, there is sure to be a counterfeit.

Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen... yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.

It takes a lot more energy to fail than to succeed, since it takes a lot of concentrated energy to hold on to beliefs that don't work.

When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.

Change can either challenge or threaten us. Your beliefs pave your way to success or block you.

Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.

We're very open and outspoken about our faith and our beliefs. We also talk about our doubts, our moments of insecurities. We talk about it all day, how we're inspired by God. We recognize little miracles every day, and that's how we're raising our daughter.

Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.

Quotations are useful in periods of ignorance or obscurantist beliefs.

It remains to consider what attitude thoughtful men and Christian believers should take respecting them, and how they stand related to beliefs of another order.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that you have to agree with people and their beliefs to defend them from injustice.

But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.

If you develop the absolute sense of certainty that powerful beliefs provide, then you can get yourself to accomplish virtually anything, including those things that other people are certain are impossible.

You always really have to remain consistent in your beliefs and philosophy.

The domination of western values, beliefs and way of life has angered many from the east and in developing countries.

I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.

Sometimes all it takes to change a life is to decide which beliefs do not serve you and to literally change your mind about those beliefs.

I consider myself a non-denominational Christian. I grew up in a Bible church and still hold those beliefs very close to me.

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.

It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past, we do not probably trace its real source.

The basic fault lines today are not between people with different beliefs but between people who hold these beliefs with an element of uncertainty and people who hold these beliefs with a pretense of certitude.

Do not try to approach God with your thinking mind. It may only stimulate your intellectual ideas, activities, and beliefs. Try to approach God with your crying heart. It will awaken your soulful, spiritual consciousness.