374 Quotes About Sufi

He who knows himself, knows his Lord' means, among other things, that self-deception prevents knowledge.

Welcome, O Goldfinch! Come joyously. Be eager to act, and come as the fire. When you have burnt up your attachments the light of God will manifest itself more and more. Since your heart knows the secrets of God, remain faithful. When you have perfected yourself you will no longer exist. But God will remain.

There is a candle in the heart of man, waiting to be kindled.In separation from the Friend, there is a cut waiting to bestitched.O, you who are ignorant of endurance and the burningfire of love----Love comes of its own free will, it can't be learnedin any school.

Three things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity. Ali, the Lion of Islam.

You have come a long way, and you do not know it. You have a long way to go, and you do know what that means.

RemedyYour medicine is in you, and you do not observe it. Your ailment is from yourself, and you do not register it.Hazrat Ali

One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.

The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.

But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.