To reach and pass by the goal is the same as not reaching it.
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.
When someone rises high, he raises all spirits and this world too.
While eating lawful food is a radiant light, eating unlawful food is a suffocating darkness. Eating unlawful food kills the heart, whereas the lawful morsel brings the heart to life.
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right
I can calculate the motion of heavenly bodies but not the madness of people
We stopped looking for monsters under our bed when we realized that they were inside us
The unprepared mind cannot see the outstretched hand of opportunity
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar