quotes of day Wednesday, July 1, 2026

“The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself.”

“The universe seems bankrupt as soon as we begin to discuss the characters of individuals.”

“Even the great scientists have reported that their creative break-throughs came at a time of mental quietude. The surprising result of a nationwide inquiry among America's most eminent mathematicians, including Einstein, to find out their working methods, was that thinking 'plays only a subordinate part in the brief, decisive phase of the creative act itself'.”

“Death is Nature's expert advice to get plenty of Life.”

“Find things that shine and move toward them.”

“I am not topper in my university but all toppers are working in my microsoft company.”

“Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means, rather, that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship. Forgiveness is a catalyst creating the atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning.”

“Save the trees, save the bees, save the whales, save those snails.”

“Your worst enemy is hiding within yourself, and that enemy is your nafs or false ego.”

“I pray my companion, if he wishes for bread, to ask me for bread, and if he wishes for sassafras or arsenic, to ask me for them, and not to hold out his plate, as if I knew already.”

“The confusing of marriage with morality has done more to destroy the conscience of the human race than any other single error.”

“There are times when you have to obey a call which is the highest of all, i.e. the voice of conscience even though such obedience may cost many a bitter tear, and even more, separation from friends, from family, from the state, to which you may belong, from all that you have held as dear as life itself. For this obedience is the law of our being.”

“Once you have missed the first buttonhole, you'll never manage to button up.”

“Leaders who fail to prune their pride will meet demise. That's not a guess, it's a guarantee. With pride, it's not a matter of 'if' we will fall, but 'when.' There are no exceptions.”

“The more we bestow the richer we become.”

“Sometimes you need to stay in touch but be out of reach.”