Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Well done is better than well said.
Know or listen to those who know.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
If you think you can do it, you can.
If you've got a talent, protect it.
Quality is not an act, it is a habit.
Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.
Poetry, especially traditional Iranian poetry, is very good at looking at things from a number of different angles simultaneously.
It's very difficult to talk about religion in Iran because religion has gotten so mixed up with politics.