“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.”

“Either appear as you areOr be as you appearBe like the sun in compassion and mercyBe like the light in covering others' shameBe like a stream in generosity and beneficenceBe like earth in modesty and humilityBe like the sea in toleranceBe like death in irritability and angerEither appear as you areOr be as you appearThe Dervish Gate”

“Whatever your problem is, if you may think it rightly, the solution will appear on the horizon like a shining sun!”

“Every man appreciates modesty in a woman just like the way every woman celebrates a man of generosity.”

“A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood.”

“You shine like the sun and you move like water. Your eyes are the perfect mix of gray and brown, like fog in the woods, and you smell like lilacs in the summer. I think if you laughed, it would sound like music.”