“O my son, even if a deed were the weight of a mustard seed and hidden inside a rock or anywhere in the heavens or earth, God would bring it forth. God is all-subtle, all-aware.” — Luqman · Quran, Surah Luqman 31:16
“O my son, do not associate anything with God. Associating others with Him is a tremendous wrong.” — Luqman · Quran, Surah Luqman 31:13
“Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knows how to take advice.” — Ecclesiastes 4:13 · Book of Ecclesiastes, Hebrew Bible
“Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.” — Proverbs 16:31 · Book of Proverbs, Hebrew Bible
“Lose money once with real skin in the game and you'll understand risk better than a hundred free articles could teach you.”
“Alone protects me.” — Sherlock Holmes · BBC Sherlock, Series 2, Episode 1: A Scandal in Belgravia, 2012
“I always hear 'punch me in the face' when you're speaking, but it's usually subtext.” — Sherlock Holmes · BBC Sherlock, Series 2, Episode 1: A Scandal in Belgravia, 2012