Quotes from Mehmet Murat Ildan

Always be just and honest so that every time you look at the mirror you don't see an abominable creature on it!

Always do the things fast in your life, because some things are coming from the future towards you; they may separate you forever from doing the things you want to do! Never forget, some things are coming from the future, be fast!

Always find a time to sit on a humid autumn bench to feed the poor birds or to think the dying leaves!

Always seek for balance in your life: If you stayed long in the darkness, walk long in the light; if you talked too much, stay silent for a good while; if you climbed the high mountains, hike long on the plains! Balance everything!

Amicus scientia est amicus Deus: Friend of science is the friend of God!

An ant can't make a revolution, but a monkey can do; because it owns a fist! No real revolution is ever possible without fist.

An arrow is never afraid of shooting from the bow; but it is afraid of not reaching the target!

An ethical atheist is infinitely more valuable than an unethical pious! What matters is whether you are ethical or not; your beliefs are utterly trivial beside this matter!

An honest government is the childish dream of the gullible men!

An honourable public and a dishonourable dictator cannot live together; at the end, the latter goes!

An idea can be greater than the Sun, because with an intelligent idea, man can discover the way to create another sun! Idea is the greatest power in this universe!

An innocent bird is not innocent from the insect's point of view! Only man can attain the rank of innocence through becoming a peaceful vegetarian!

An ocean which thinks there is nothing to learn from a lake is not a wise ocean!

An ordinary chair is always more comfortable than the king's chair!

An ordinary visit to a beautiful garden always creates an extraordinary time!

An unfree mind is just like a windmill inside the bell jar!

Angels want peace; devils want war! Wise man wants tranquillity and creation; stupid man wants noise and destruction!

Anger is a rough water; if you can canalize it into a water mill, you can benefit from it. Anything bad can be transformed into good.

Animals like crows, owls or black cats are not ominous at all; it is the men's superstitious mind which is the inauspicious one!

Any man who pursues for peace is a remarkable man!

Any religion with a sword is not a religion; it is merely an army of assassins! A real man of God carries only flowers in his hands!

Any shoe which protects your feet in a hard road is a beautiful shoe!

Anyone who truly grasps the fact of limited time curses the patience blesses the hastiness!

Anything can happen; this is the very rule of this universe! The best defence against this rule is this: Don't panic!