Those who are too idle to read, save for the purpose of amusement, may in these works acquire some acquaintance with history, which, however inaccurate, is better than none.
We need more citizens that are committed and courageous.
Muslims must speak out and explain who they are, what they believe in, what they stand for, what is the meaning of their life. They must have the courage to denounce what is said and done by certain Muslims in the name of their religion.
Saying that Islam is in heart, is similar to giving back the exam's paper completely white and saying : knowledge is in brain.
If you want to have a good life, never forget that you are going to die
Instead of looking outside of ourselves and counting potential enemies, fasting summons us to turn our glance inward, and to take the measure of our greatest challenge: the self, the ego, in our own eyes and as others see us.
The philosophy of fasting calls upon us to know ourselves, to master ourselves, and to discipline ourselves the better to free ourselves. To fast is to identify our dependencies, and free ourselves from them.
It occurred to me that I had the duty to give society something in exchange for the free education I was getting.
Each bud flowers but once and each flower has but its minute of perfect beauty; so, in the garden of the soul each feeling has, as it were, its flowering instant, its one and only moment of expansive grace and radiant kingship.
It's the attitude of the players, not their skills, that is the biggest factor in determining whether you win or lose.
I swear in real life-probably too much-though I don't swear in front of my gran. We adapt to every situation.