"How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being; otherwise, we all remain too frightened."

"The world is a bride, and you are her groom; do not be deceived by her beauty, for she is faithless."

"I can't trust those who sneer at us drinking down to the lees: That is the kind of thing which gets a bad name for religion."

"The wise man knows that he knows nothing."

"The Sufi's cloak and the dervish's cap are but veils for their true nature."