We tend to think of prayer, in spite of ourselves, in terms of profit and loss.
In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe.
My idea of heaven is a place where the Tyne meets the Delta, where folk music meets the blues.
A science which does not bring us nearer to God is worthless.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one.
The greatest quality of a man is to treat his enemies in a better way, for Allah himself showed kindness to his unbelievers.
I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.
Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence. Love others as well as you love yourself.
You will achieve definitive self-fulfilment only in the next life.
Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Silence, I discover, is something you can actually hear.
I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.
When a woman rises up in glory, her energy is magnetic and her sense of possibility contagious.
To withdraw is not to run away - and to stay is no wise action - when there's more reason to fear than to hope.
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
The world is my country,all mankind are my brethren,and to do good is my religion.
I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my Soul.
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.
Man will only become better when you make him see what he is like.
