The Prophet (Almustafa)

"To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to."

"Your joy is your sorrow unmasked."

"When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find that only the thing which has given you sorrow is now giving you joy."

"The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply."

"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."

"Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self."

"And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."

"Generosity is not in the giving of abundance but in the giving from your scarcity."

"You cannot judge a tree by its bark."

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

"If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees."

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

"And life is but the love you gather and give away."

"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'"

"The richest among you is but a pauper in the presence of such a being as myself."

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

"Your friend is your needs answered."

"Pity the nation that is full of beliefs and empty of religion."

"Among you are some who are born to be shapes and molders of matter."

"Are you not more generous when you give of your heart rather than your possessions?"

"I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind."

"Know thyself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The earth laughs in flowers."

"Your children are not your children; you may give them your love, but not your thoughts."

"Those who understand his aspirations understand him."

"And let your best be for your friend. If he must know the ebb and flow of your tide, let him know its depths and its heights."

"Reason is a feather on the wing of truth."

"The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek."

"When love calls to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep."

"Time seems to pass slowly for those who are alone but quickly for those with friends."