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

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“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.”

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“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.”

“If speaking pleases you, be silent! If silence pleases you, Speak!”

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