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“Then said a teacher , speak to us of teaching . And he said :The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple among his followers gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness...”
“God spoke through the prophet Isaiah and said in Isaiah 54:4-10 (NLT)4 Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Dont be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you.You will no longer remember the ...”
“you are good when you strive to give of yourself.”
“Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil.For what is evil but good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?Verily when good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts ...”
“The point of racism is to dehumanize those targeted by the racism. Violence as a reaction to injustice provides ammunition to racists.”
“For what is faith, except a perspective on life seen through the belief that there is a purpose, there is hope, there are miracles, there is something better coming and there is a loving God.”
“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight. Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say,...”
“All mankind is from Adam and Eve, an Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab nor a non-Arab has any superiority over an Arab; also a white has no superiority over black nor a black has any superior...”
“Even the poorest among us deserves the dignity of equality.”
“Let there be spaces in your togetherness.And let the wind of the heavens dance between you.”
“What is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun?”
“The intoxication with the theatre, with its limelight, costumes, and masks, and with its passions and conflicts, accords well with the adolescence of a man who was to act his role with an intense s...”
“It is the mythic experience, the mythic imagination that opens, reveals depth and mystery, which places the human in the context of the nonhuman, and so, forces retreat, humility, and awe, in the p...”
“But you, children of space, you restless in rest, you shall not be trapped nor tamed.”
“Shall I come to you, a boundless drop to a boundless ocean.”
“Farsi Couplet: Agar firdaus bar roo-e zameen ast, Hameen ast-o hameen ast-o hameen ast. English Translation: If there is a paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this”
“Farsi Couplet:Naala-e zanjeer-e Majnun arghanoon-e aashiqanastZauq-e aan andaza-e gosh-e ulul-albaab neestEnglish Translation:The creaking of the chain of Majnun is the orchestra of the lovers,To a...”
“You often say ; I would give , but only to the deserving, The trees in your orchard say not so , nor the flocks in your pasture.Surely he who is worthy to receive his days and nights is worthy of a...”
“It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.”
“You often say, I would give, but only to the deserving.The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.”
