"You have no need to look beyond yourself; what you seek is within you, if only you reflect." ~ Sayyidina Ali bin Abu Talib

"Walk patiently through this troubled world, & you'llfind great treasure. Even though your house may be small, look within it." ~ Mawlana Rumi

"Never have I dealt with anything more difficult thanmy own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me." ~ Imam al-Ghazali

"The person of vain passions is a slave, but when he gains control over his passions he becomes a king." ~ Imam Hassan al-Basri

If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue  they will not pass beyond the ears. Shaykh Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi (Radi Allahu ta'ala anhu)