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"Things which are seemingly opposed may in fact be working together."
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"Balance is the secret of reaching the far places!"

"We can only climb the mountains because there's a valley that makes the mountain a mountain."

"For men, women are their 'counter weights' and when that is not enough, their daughters are their 'counter weights.' One can't do without a counter weight. Otherwise, he will fall over."

"There is more to life than making a living. Do not work more than you live."

"This whole life is an art of knowing when to sit and when to stand up!"

"Always take some of the play, fun, freedom and wonder of the weekend into your week & your work."

"Your mind can be your enemy or friend. If you always follow your heart, your mind will feel neglected. If you follow only your mind, your heart will never forgive you. Never ignore your conscience, yet always be conscious of reason. Make your heart and mind friends and you will have peace of mind throughout life's seasons."

"There is legitimate pleasure, which is not wrong, but we are not to become so preoccupied with its activities that it takes the place of God."
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"When we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is supposed to believe and what he is expected to do as a consequence of that belief."


"Of whom can we think well when it is believed that if nothing bad is done to you, this has been a kindness?"


"To be obsessed by the idea of freedom, for instance, is itself a form of slavery. Such people are in the chains of the hope of freedom, and are therefore able to do little else than struggle with them."


"Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems maintain that they are essentially derived from Islam. The resemblance of many Sufi ideas to those of several religious and esoteric systems are sometimes taken as evidence of derivation. The Islamic interpretation is that religion is of one origin, differences being due to local or historical causes."


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