“Ada orang-orang yang kemungkinan sebaiknya cukup menetap dalam hati kita saja, tapi tidak bisa tinggal dalam hidup kita. Maka, biarlah begitu adanya, biar menetap di hati, diterima dengan lapang. Toh dunia ini selalu ada misteri yang tidak bisa dijelaskan. Menerimanya dengan baik justru membawa kedamaian.”

“Hundreds of wise men cannot make the world a heaven, but one idiot is enough to turn it into a hell.”

“There is a power in nature that man has ignored. And the result has been heartache and pain.”

“Creativity thrives where its roots are crowded.”

“Le passé et le présent sont deux statues incomplètes: l’une a été retirée toute mutilée du débris des âges, l’autre n’a pas encore reçu sa perfection de l’avenir.”

“A wealth of experience and wisdom doesn’t have to be a dead giveaway to your increasing years. The spin you put on it is what will keep you young. Don’t let it make you bitter. Learn from it, and let it make you better.”

“Don’t be bashful; we’re among gentlemen. It’s a known fact that we men are the missing link between the pirate and the pig.”

“Understand that nothing happensunless it is God’s will anddo what you like.What can be simpler than that?”

“Ego is recessive in wisdom.”

“ان الناس لاتعرف ان كتابا واحدا كفيل بان يغير مجرى حياة الانسان.”

“I would much rather be considered wise than smart. But, I still think it is wise to get an education.”

“If you seem to be happy in this place of solitude, you will acquire a great reputation for wisdom, and I know, by my own experience, that under the cloak of a great reputation it is possible to hide whole treasures of folly. (“The Story of Princess Zulkais and the Prince Kalilah”)”

“There’s kind of wisdom that must be firstly rejected before accepted.”

“Asa had a sharp understanding of the future–that is, a time when this would be past. Time was rushing through and around him, he almost heard it whistling, and this awareness rounded the world somehow and made it sweet.”