Let the seeker after Self-Knowledge find the Teacher (the Higher Self), full of kindness and knowledge of the Eternal. Sankaracharya, Crest Jewel of Wisdom.

It is not "the fear of God" which is "the beginning of wisdom", but the knowledge of Self which is wisdom itself. H.P. Blavatsky, Lucifer Vol. 2, No. 8; April 15, 1888

If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart, but if they come from the tongue, they will not pass beyond the ears. Al-Suhrawardi (Essential Sufism)

If someone remarks: "What an excellent man you are!" and this pleases you more than his saying, "What a bad man you are!" know that you are still a bad man. Sufyan al Thawri (Essential Sufism)

If men had been forbidden to make porridge of camel's dung, they would have done it, saying that they would not have been forbidden to do it unless there had been some good in it. Muhammad (Essential Sufism)

I searched for God and found only myself. I searched for myself and found only God. Sufi Proverb

Happy are those who find fault with themselves instead of finding fault with others. Muhammad (Essential Sufism)