History Is Not Usually What Has Happened.

The Path Is Not To Be Found Anywhere Except In Human Service

Christian Scholars Often Say That Sufi Theories Are Close To Those Of Christianity. Many Moslems Maintain That They Are Essentially Derived From Islam. The Resemblance Of Many Sufi Ideas To Those Of Several Religious And Esoteric Systems Are Sometimes Taken As Evidence Of Derivation. The Islamic Interpretation Is That Religion Is Of One Origin, Differences Being Due To Local Or Historical Causes.

Effort Makes Some Great Men Famous. Even Greater Effort Enables Other Great Men To Remain Unknown.

Exercise Power By Means Of Kindness, And You May Be Causing More Damage Than You Could By Cruelty. Neither Approach Is Correct.

The Secret Of Sufism Is That It Has No Secret At All'.