Fatma Hozayen

“Marry, and you will regret it; don’t marry, you will also regret it; marry or don’t marry, you will regret it either way. Laugh at the world’s foolishness, you will regret it; weep over it, you will regret that too; laugh at the world’s foolishness or weep over it, you will regret both. Believe a woman, you will regret it; believe her not, you will also regret it… Hang yourself, you will regret it; do not hang yourself, and you will regret that too; hang yourself or don’t hang yourself, you’ll regret it either way; whether you hang yourself or do not hang yourself, you will regret both. This, gentlemen, is the essence of all philosophy.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

“إنّ ما يمنُّ الله به على طالب العلم من توفيقاتٍ ونِعَمٍ عظيمة، إنّما هو بسبب حليب الأمِّ الطّاهر، أو نيّة الأب الصّافية، أو نيّة أحد أجداده الصّالحين، فإنّ عمل الله تعالى أمرٌ محسوبٌ بدقَّة...”
― الشيخ الوحيد الخراساني, الحق المبين في معرفة المعصومين

“You will never get what you want if you believe that you are not worthy of having it. God doesn't create us to be defeated.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“We should add that it is a privilege to be the recipient of a sulk: it means the other person respects and trusts us enough to think we should understand their unspoken hurt. It is one of the odder gifts of love.”
― Alain de Botton, The Course of Love