What You Are Speaks Louder Than What

I Asked For Strength, And God Gave Me Difficulties To Make Me Strong. I Asked For Wisdom, And God Gave Me Problems To Learn To Solve. I Asked For Prosperity, And God Gave Me A Brain And Brawn To Work. I Asked For Courage, And God Gave Me Dangers To Overcome. I Asked For Love, And God Gave Me People To Help. I Asked For Favors, And God Gave Me Opportunities. I Received Nothing I Wanted. I Received Everything I Needed.

When I Open My Eyes To The Outer World I Feel Myself As A Drop In The Sea. But When I Close My Eyes And Look Within, I See The Whole Universe As A Bubble Raised In The Ocean Of My Heart.

If You Will Not Rise Above The Things Of This World, They Will Rise Above You.

His Constant Fight Is With The Nafs (self-interest), The Root Of All Disharmony And The Only Enemy Of Man. By Crushing This Enemy Man Gains Mastery Over Himself; This Wins For Him Mastery Over The Whole Universe, Because The Wall Standing Between The Self And The Almighty Has Been Broken Down. Gentleness, Mildness, Respect, Humility, Modesty, Self-denial, Conscientiousness, Tolerance And Forgiveness Are Considered By The Sufi As The Attributes Which Produce Harmony Within One's Own Soul As Well As Within That Of Another.

In Love Abides All Knowledge. It Is Mankind's Love And Interest In Things That In Time Reveals Their Secret.