The greatest happiness is not being dominated by happiness
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.
Compared to the pleasure given by granting pardon, the pleasure given by exacting revenge is very faint indeed.
Power comes not from knowledge kept but from knowledge shared
I lay it down as a fact that if all men knew what others say of them, there would not be four friends in the world
Life is and will ever remain an equation incapable of solution, but it contains certain known factors
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers
Push your boundaries beyond the ordinary; be that “extra” in “extraordinary”
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
Muslim Caliph, Muslim Scholar
