Compared to the pleasure given by granting pardon, the pleasure given by exacting revenge is very faint indeed.
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for being the eponymous founder of the Qadiriyya tariqa (Sufi order) of Sufism.
Only great spirits experience the triumph of success.
The best means of taking revenge on a man is not to resemble that man.
The fly does not enter the mouth that is shut.
To be a great man is easier than being a good man.
To reach and pass by the goal is the same as not reaching it.
When someone rises high, he raises all spirits and this world too.
The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think.
A friend to all is a friend to none
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart
I have never considered myself a poet. I have no interest in poetic artistry
If we are not ashamed to think it, we should not be ashamed to say it
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar