Love Thy Neighbor Quotes

“Dr. King’s words to heart and I try to live by this credo: work as though everything depends on you, and pray as though everything depends on God.”
― Ayaz Virji, Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

“Life is like the Indy 500. Five hundred laps. Five hundred laps with pit stops. You’ve got to tune up, change the tires, recharge the battery.”
― Ayaz Virji, Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

“And I don’t want to come across as condescending in any way. Then a lightbulb flickers on in my mind, illuminates me. I’m not teaching. I’m explaining. I need to find more common ground, more humility.”
― Ayaz Virji, Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America

“From Proverbs: ‘Never rely on what you think you know. Never let yourself think you are wiser than you are. The Lord corrects the ones He loves. Wisdom is more valuable than jewels. The Lord created the earth by His wisdom.’ And Muhammad said, ‘The ink of a scholar is holier than the blood of a martyr.’ ”
― Ayaz Virji, Love Thy Neighbor: A Muslim Doctor's Struggle for Home in Rural America