• Everyone is considered wise as long as the story is not his own.
• Every human being has a craft to live life by, and a craft with which to taste life.
• I like to see wisdom in minds, love in hearts, and bees in flowers.
• Two types of people are watching you closely: those who are loving and those who are spiteful.
• Arabic calligraphy is the product of civilization rather than religion. It is an art that has no form or sacred nature.
• Hypocrites eat with every wolf and weep with every shepherd.
• Ingenuity is not defined by complexity but by simplicity, for simplicity is deeper than complexity.
• It is strange for someone to plant thorns and wait for roses to blossom.
• Trials and tribulations are temporary, but lessons and morals are forever.
• Do not compliment a liar and do not agree falsely.
• There is a difference between growing old and growing in maturity because the former is involuntary and the latter is optional.
• The thirst for knowledge is stronger than the thirst for water.
• You will not be able to satisfy everyone, not even half. Satisfy yourself, follow your dream, and let people contrast with you.
• The world is now a small screen rather than a small village.
• The weak take revenge, the strong forgive, and the smart ignore.
• The authentic person, if he takes, he thanks, if he sees, he protects, and if he loves, he sacrifices; even in times of anger, he is authentic.
• If you want to live comfortably, be honest and put everyone in their proper place.
• The younger the minds, the louder their voices, and the more mature they are, the calmer they are.
• Cruelty is a human invention. Animals do not torture each other, yet we do it. We are the only cruel beings on this planet.
• The pain of study is temporary; the pain of not studying is lifelong (Harvard Library Wall).
• There is no elevator to success, so you must use the stairs.
• A person spent a lifetime cursing a slanted floor, not realizing that he was crippled.
• The worst thing that one can experience is to be angry at yourself and grieve for yourself.
• If you love anyone very much, take them with you in your prayers to God.
• Out of politeness, listen to everyone well, but out of precaution, do not believe everything they say.
• The hearts of men appear in their eyes.
• The first sign of aging is to transform from a person who dreams to one who remembers.
• Words may lie, but actions always tell the truth.
• If you learn to ignore, you overcome half of life’s problems.
• Three types of people that you should not forget: those who helped you in your times of adversity, those who abandoned you in it, and those who caused it for you (Gibran Khalil Gibran).

This page is also available in: العربية