Friday, June 8, 2012

Some proverbs


here are some sufi proverbs that I found useful, Insha'Allah you will find it useful too:

A donkey with a load of holy books is still a donkey.


If someone remarks: "What an excellent man you are!" and this pleases you more than his saying, "What a bad man you are!" know that you are still a bad man. Sufyan al Thawri


"I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God". Sufi Proverb


IF words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue, they will not pass beyond the ears. Al-Suhrawardi


Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others. Muhammad


Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm. Idries Shah

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