“Establish regular prayer: for prayer restrains from shameful and evil deeds; and remembrance of God is the greatest (thing in life) without doubt.” – Qur’an 29:45.

“Many of the followers of the Book wish that they could turn you back into unbelievers after your faith, out of envy from themselves, (even) after the truth has become manifest to them; but pardon and forgive, so that Allah should bring about His command; surely Allah has power over all things.” – Qur’an 2:109.

“I heard the Apostle of Allah (PBUH) say, “If anyone travels on a road in search of knowledge, Allah will cause him to travel on one of the roads of Paradise. The angels will lower their wings in their great pleasure with one who seeks knowledge, the inhabitants of the heavens and the Earth and the fish in the deep waters will ask forgiveness for the learned man. The superiority of the learned man over the devout is like that of the moon, on the night when it is full, over the rest of the stars. The learned are the heirs of the Prophets, and the Prophets leave neither dinar nor dirham, leaving only knowledge, and he who takes it takes an abundant portion.” – Abu Dawud 25/3634. Narrated by AbudDarda.

From the movie, “Wizard of Oz.”
Scarecrow: I haven’t got a brain…only straw.
Wizard of Oz: How can you talk if you haven’t got a brain?
Scarecrow: I don’t know…But some people without brains
do an awful lot of talking…don’t they?
Wizard of Oz: Yes, I guess you’re right.