The Prophet (Almustafa)

"The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness."

"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

"There are those who give little of the much which they have—and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome."

"Your children come through you but not from you."

"Is not the lust for wealth a deeper thirst than the thirst for water?"

"All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart."

"Solitude is a silent rebellion against the ways of the world."

"A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle."

"Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream."

"Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone."

"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children."

"The oak fights the wind and is broken, the willow bends when it must and survives."

"And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course."

"You will continue to send showers of words, but I will say that life speaks in a language all creatures understand."

"Awakening should not mean going back to sleep, even a deeper sleep than before."

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."

"The butterfly and I feel the same about flowers."

"Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."

"And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures."

"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."

"Your body is the harp of your soul, and it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds."

"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts."

"I love the laughter of the poor, for it is the laughter of those who have survived."

"When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense."

"The righteous is not he who says 'I am righteous,' but he whose acts prove his righteousness."

"Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you."

"And an old priest said, 'Speak to us of Religion.' And he said: Have I spoken unto you of that which is the very spirit of religion?"

"The moment my eyes fall upon you I have need of patience."

"You pray in your distress; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy."

"And think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course."