Quotes from Criss Jami

Peace ought not be regarded the height of civilization, else like barbarians we forever battle for peace.

There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.

For what religion has never had sects? Rest assured, Extremism is always the derrière.

The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.

Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.

Store up knowledge. Then question your own knowledge in order to expand your mind, both to build and to create more space. Then store up more knowledge. And so on. That is wisdom.

It's a huge disservice to classify all minds as either closed or open. I find the best minds are closed by openable windows.

To respect a mystery is to make way for the answer.

A true prophet would rather be believed false by many but actually true than believed true by many but actually false.

There is a master way with words that cannot be learned but instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a blind man exceptional hearing, a silent man, when given a piece of paper.

The barrier during self-improvement is not so much that we hate learning, rather we hate being taught.

To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which takes a lifetime to perfect.

Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me And it starts from the heart til it reaches my outer me

It is by continuing to put out good work that the artist best shows his gratitude.

The biggest challenge after success is shutting up about it.

Never hide things from hardcore thinkers. They get more aggravated, more provoked by confusion than the most painful truths.

Listen to God with a broken heart. He is not only the doctor who mends it, but also the father who wipes away the tears.

An over-indulgence of anything, even something as pure as water, can intoxicate.

The only thing more frustrating than slanderers is those foolish enough to listen to them.

To share your weakness is to make yourself vulnerable; to make yourself vulnerable is to show your strength.

Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.

Man is not, by nature, deserving of all that he wants. When we think that we are automatically entitled to something, that is when we start walking all over others to get it.

Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere portions of truth in order to deceive is a craftsman of destruction.

To say that one waits a lifetime for his soulmate to come around is a paradox. People eventually get sick of waiting, take a chance on someone, and by the art of commitment become soulmates, which takes a lifetime to perfect.