Hello Jen,
I guess this one is intended for brother thariq. But I will take the liberty of responding to your request.
Brother Thariq intends to gather the saying of pious and knowledgeable *muslims* who were known to adhere to the *Quran and Sunnah*. Reading them, one would be reminded of Allah Almighty, as per teachings of Islam.
I don't think this would be achieved by the sayings of elders or non muslim scholars, whoever they be. I hope this doesn't offend you.
But I am sure that we all can benefit from reading words of pious and knowledgeable scholars or 'Imams', no matter who we are. So I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I have.
Salaam BrotherInIslam,
I am not offended at all. I was unsure of my feet and so decided to ask first. I in no way wanted to post anything of my own teachers in this kind of manner that would have been construed as imposing my own beliefs upon you.
Maybe someone will start a "world wise sayings" thread and I can post them there....