"If that Shirazi Turk would take my heart in hand, I would remit for the Hindu's idol-temple Samarkand."

"The ascetic scorns the drunkard, but who knows which of them is the greater sinner?"

"The wise man does not fear death, for it is but a journey to the beloved."

"The heart is a temple, and love is its deity."

"The religious hypocrite, in his prayer, thinks of nothing but his own reputation."