"Don't open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way."

"I searched for the crooked man, but failed to find one. But when I searched within myself, I realized there was none more crooked than me!"

"The seeker is thirsty, but the water is in the well. The well is in the house, but the house is locked."

"What's the use of being tall, like the date tree? It gives no shade to travelers, and its fruit is hard to reach."

"The sacred books are like a well, and the wise man is like a bucket; he draws water from the well, and drinks it."