The Prophet (Almustafa)

"Oftentimes we call life that which is only the shadow of life, and we call the shadow life."

"The murdered is not unaccountable for his own murder, nor the robbed innocent of his own robbery."

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

"He who hath ears to hear, let him hear."

"Verily all things move within your being in constant half embrace, the desired and the dreaded, the repugnant and the cherished."

"Are you not more generous when you give of yourself?"

"Generosity is not in the giving of the heart, but in the understanding that all belongs to all."

"There is a clamour in the market place, and we who speak would not be heard."

"My soul made a vow to the soul of the city, and in the valley of its regret my soul fulfils her covenant."

"You have appointed me to break your fetters and fill your cup to the brim."

"And forget not that the tree loves rooting the more when it climbs to the sky."

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

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

"The lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul."

"Are you not all the children of one father and one mother? And is he not the one father and mother?"

"Rejoice with me then, for life, though cruel to the bitter, is sweet to the grateful."

"And some of you are like still waters that reflect the stars."

"Say not 'I have arrived at the truth' but rather 'I have arrived at a truth.'"

"Your fear, would it could teach me! But it shows me only the breadth of your ignorance."

"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself."

"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."

"Work is love made visible."

"For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one."

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."

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

"How shall I rise beyond my days and nights unless I break my chains?"

"Sorrow is your own sorrow. Yet much of your pain is self-chosen."

"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain."

"Let your best be for your friend."