“Either grant me the bliss of the ignorant or give me the strength to bear the knowledge.”
― The Bastard of Istanbul
― The Bastard of Istanbul
“Patience does not mean to passively endure. It means to be farsighted enough to trust the end result of a process. What does patience mean? It means to look at the thorn and see the rose, to look at the night and see the dawn. Impatience means to be so shortsighted as to not be able to see the outcome. The lovers of God never run out of patience, for they know that time is needed for the crescent moon to become full.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Sometimes, for the soul to thrive, the heart needs to be broken, son.”
― The Architect's Apprentice
― The Architect's Apprentice
“Love cannot be explained, yet it explains all.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful!”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
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