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“Opportunity's precious, and time is a sword.”
“Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.”
“Learn about hornets from those who have been stung by them.”
“None should say: 'I can trust' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting or not trusting.”
“You have come a long way, and you do not know it. You have a long way to go, and you do know what that means.”
“Please, not again what you studied, how long you spent at it, how many books you wrote, what people thought of you - but: what did you learn?”
“Inner Knowledge -- You want to become wise in one lesson: First become a real human being.”
“None should say : 'I can trust,' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting or not trusting.”
“Because there is a word for perfection, people will always imagine that they know it.”
“Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something.”
“There is a continuity in our lives—a strain of music that flows through it all, unaltered by death or pain. It is true that in the face of pain and death, we are very small. But in the face of life...”
“… when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking about people who have an idea, which should be more or less correct, as to what the other is suppo...”
“Much travel is needed before the raw man is ripened.”
“Foras Road has a sordid reputation (…) Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. It is intriguing that a society which is very covert with sexuality should be...”
“When you are still fragmentated, lacking certainty — what difference does it make what your decisions are?”
“To drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud.People today are in danger of drowning in information; but because they have been taught information is useful, they are more willing to...”
“Make sure your fun is not mocking someone’s pain and your enjoyment is not another’s suffering. The melody of your ears must not be the cries of a powerless.”
“I will not serve God like a labourer, in expectation of my wages. Rabia”
“When the human being says:'It is not true...'He may mean:'I don't know about it, so I think it is untrue.'Or:'I don't like it.”
“You can keep going on much less attention than you crave.”
