we are finite, in that we are a product and source of the infinite. - Ilyas Kassam
The Purpose of Philosophy is to fall in Love. To strip the world of all its clothes, and fall in Love with it as it stand before you completely naked. - Ilyas Kassam
To seek contentment is to release the novelty that lies within monotony - Ilyas Kassam
Humanity must forgive 'Humanity', for only then can we be Humane. - Ilyas Kassam
It is more Important to be of pure intention than of perfect action. - Ilyas Kassam
If nature has taught us anything it is that the impossible is probable - Ilyas Kassam
To neglect ones own ability to laugh is the greatest form of Blasphemy, for to laugh is to pray. - Ilyas Kassam
I think to think. Not to be thought-full, or to reach a point of wisdom or acquire a grace of knowledge. I think for the sensuality of thought. - Ilyas Kassam
We think to dance, and dance in thought. But to hibernate in the mind, is to bring upon us an apocalypse of the Soul. - Ilyas Kassam
An over examination of life can deter you from life itself - Ilyas Kassam
Logic in all its infinite potential, is the most dangerous of vices. For one can always find some form of logic to justify his action, and rest comfortably in the assurance, that what he did abides by reason. That is why, for us brittle beings, Intention is the only true weapon of peace. - Ilyas Kassam
If you cannot find an element of Humour in something, your not taking it seriously enough. - Ilyas Kassam
To know yourself you must know the transience of your self. - Ilyas Kassam
An intelligent man is one who acknowledges his intelligence as that of those who surround him. - Ilyas Kassam
A truly free man is not free 'from' anything, nor free 'to' anything, he is just free. Free within himself. - Ilyas Kassam
Poetry is the way that we transcend language through language. And thus our freedom lies in the poetry of all things - Ilyas Kassam
Freedom is not to defy, it is to co-exist. It is a challenge for the imagination - Ilyas Kassam
The only kind of universe that I can even begin to conceive is an inconceivable one. - Ilyas Kassam
The path towards peace is not for the righteous, the ethical, the active and the compassionate to shit on the malicious, the complacent, the violent and the ignorant. The path towards peace is to be peaceful. - Ilyas Kassam
Your inability to see the wisdom in someone else is not a reflection on their lack of perspicacity, it is a reflection on yours. - Ilyas Kassam