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I seek refuge in Thee from every hope which would distract me. — Ibn Ata Allah

Ghana is like a lion without a head — Ama Ata Aidoo

One of the signs of relying on deeds is loss of hope when a misstep occurs. — Ibn Ata Allah

Yes.
Work is love made visible. — Ama Ata Aidoo

The very old certainly do not go back on lunch remains but they do bite back at old conversational topics ... — Ama Ata Aidoo

It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children. — Ama Ata Aidoo

What has he found who has lost God?
And what has he lost who has found God? — Ibn 'Ata'illah Al-Iskandari

You know perfectly well that if ever you really want to, you can come back to me, he said without the slightest trace of irony and cynicism, and left. — Ama Ata Aidoo

A sign of the death of the heart: lack of sadness about beneficial actions you have missed, and lack of regret about your mistakes. — Ibn Ata Allah

The most excellent of those who perform good deeds are those who most often remember God in all situations. — Ibn Ata Allah

At the age of 15, a teacher had asked me what I wanted to do for a career, and without knowing why or even how I replied that I wanted to be a poet. — Ama Ata Aidoo

No matter what anybody says, we can't have it all. Not if you are a woman. Not yet. — Ama Ata Aidoo

A dog among the masters, the most masterly of the dogs. — Ama Ata Aidoo

When Allah inspires your tongue to ask, know that He wants to give — Ibn Ata Allah

We are victims of our history and our present. They place too many obstacles in the way of love. And we cannot enjoy even our differences in peace. — Ama Ata Aidoo

If you want a glory that does not vanish, then do not glory in a glory that vanishes — Ibn Ata Allah

Nothing is difficult, if you seek it through your Lord; nothing is easy, if you seek it through your self. — Ibn Ata Allah

If you do not think well of Him because His qualities are beautiful then think well of Him because of the way He treats you. — Ibn Ata Allah

Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly. — Ama Ata Aidoo

They had always told me that I wrote like a man. — Ama Ata Aidoo

People praise you for what they suppose is in you; but you must blame your soul for what you know is in it. — Ibn Ata Allah

Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity in them — Ibn Ata Allah

The most beloved manifestation of obedience to God is trust in Him — Ibn Ata Allah

Invoking removes darkness and brings forth radiant lights. — Ibn Ata Allah

It may well be that you are in a bad state, but to keep company with someone worse than you would allow to see good in yourself. — Ibn Ata Allah

But what she also came to know was that someone somewhere would always see in any kind of difference, an excuse to be mean. — Ama Ata Aidoo

Things are working out ... towards their dazzling conclusions. — Ama Ata Aidoo

My god
how gentle you are with me
in spite of my great ignorance
and how merciful You are with me
in spite of my ugly deeds — Ibn Ata Allah

The best way to sharpen a knife is not to whet one side of it only. And neither can you solve a riddle by considering only one end of it. — Ama Ata Aidoo

The realization of 'La ilaha illa Allah' is one of the states of the heart that can be neither expressed by the tongue nor thought out by the mind. — Ibn Ata Allah

If you are aware of your humility, then you are arrogant. — Ibn Ata Allah

Humans, not places, make memories. — Ama Ata Aidoo

So long as you are in this world, be not surprised at the existence of sorrows. — Ibn Ata Allah

People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics. — Ama Ata Aidoo

If you do not know the blessings you have when you have them, then Allah will teach you about them by taking them away from you — Ibn Ata Allah

There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change. — Ama Ata Aidoo

Because I am an African, I am a Ghanaian. — Ama Ata Aidoo

When the heart becomes empty, the mimbar of the Divine Oneness is placed therein and the sultan of gnosis sits upon it. — Ibn Ata Allah