Sufi aphorisms

"If I repent now will God forgive me? No, but if God forgives you, you will repent." - Sufi aphorism

"He who tastes, knows" - Sufi aphorism

“The lower self prevents you from remembering god.” - Sufi aphorism

“Freedom is the absence of choice.” - Sufi aphorism

"I think, therefore I am." - Sufi aphorism

"No man has seen God and lived." - Sufi aphorism
Note: above probably taken from the Jewish Torah.  Exodus 33:20 - God said to Moses: “Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.”

"One who discovers his own self, discovers God" - Sufi aphorism

"We cannot steal the fire. We must enter it."- Sufi aphorism

"There would not be counterfeiters if there were not real gold" - Sufi aphorism

"Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come."- Sufi aphorism

"When the heart weeps for what it has lost, the spirit laughs at what is has gained."- Sufi aphorism

"before we can learn, we need to learn how to learn, and before we can learn how to learn we need to unlearn." - Sufi aphorism

"Who is a Sufi? A Sufi does not ask who a Sufi is."- Sufi aphorism

"The Sufi is the child of his or her time". - Sufi aphorism