When once death has arrived, it does not return. So ever remain ready for it. - Shaqiq al-Balkhi

Worship of God which is done for ostentation is submerged in the earth. And that which is done for God's sake ascends to celestial spheres.

The savant whose learning pursuits the Almighty God, all people hold reverential fear of him, and he whose objective is worldly gain, is afraid of the people.

If you desire purification of the heart then shut your eye from the corporeal world. This is the hole through which heart is defiled.