"Renunciation is a king who does not dwell anywhere but in an emptied heart."

“Let one who desires a taste of freedom and deliverance from bondage purify the secret between himself and God Most High.”

“Sorrow is a king who, when he dwells in a place, does not consent to have anyone dwelled there with him.”

“Unless the servant erects an iron-wall around his baser self, he cannot taste relish of his worship.”

“God has not given to mankind more gracious gift than patience and gnosis .”

“The best station is that of firm belief in patience through poverty until the grave.”

“Tree jobs are very difficult to perform: generosity in poverty; truthfulness in the state of fear; piety in solitude.”