The worthy person is grateful and mindful of benefits done to him. This gratitude, this mindfulness, is congenial to the best people.
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Set your faces towards unity, and let the radiance of its light shine upon you. Gather ye together, and for the sake of God resolve to root out whatever is the source of contention among you. Then will the effulgence of the world’s great Luminary envelop the whole earth, and its inhabitants become citizens of one city, and the occupants of one and the same throne.
Occasionally we find ourselves at unexpected crossroads with more than one opportunity from which to choose. Time itself is often the best indicator of which decision to make, for it can tell so many things that are now hazy.
Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the persecuted in other countries.

