Prayer Vigil Quotes & Sayings

The Prophet once said to his Companions, "Do you want to see a man of Paradise?" A man then passed by, and the Prophet said, "That man is of the people of Paradise." One of Companion of the Prophet wanted to find out what it was about this man that earned him such a commendation from the Messenger of God , so he decided to spend some time with this man and observe him closely. He noticed that this man did not perform the night prayer vigil (tahajjud) or do anything extraordinary. He appeared to be an average man of Medina. The Companion finally told the man what the Prophet had said about him and asked if he did anything special. The man replied, "The only thing that I can think of, other than what everybody else does, is that I make sure that I never sleep with any rancor in my heart towards another." That was his secret. — Hamza Yusuf

You're like this leopard who's pretending to be a house cat. — Holly Black

We turned out to be good for each other. For a stitch of time all the hard questions went away and hid in dark places. — Lawrence Block

There's the common misconception that restaurants make a lot of money. It's not true. If you look at maybe the top chef in the world, or at least monetarily, it's like Wolfgang Puck, but he makes as much money as an average crappy investment banker. — David Chang

Be attached to nothing. Be grateful for everything. — David Che

I am not Abnegation. I am not Dauntless.
I am Divergent. And I can't be controlled. — Veronica Roth

I've had an interesting life. — Richard Gere

Borrower's don't steal."
"Except from human beings," said the boy.
Arrietty burst out laughing; she laughed so much that she had to hide her face in the primrose. "Oh dear," she gasped with tears in her eyes, "you are funny!" She stared upward at his puzzled face. "Human beans are for Borrowers - like bread's for butter! — Mary Norton

I receive Thee ransom of my soul. For love of Thee have I studied and kept vigil toiled preached and taught ... — Thomas Aquinas