Being in a state of grace is all very well, but I imagine even Joan of Arc had qualms when they lit the first brand.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake.
At the beginning, I thought the best Islamic work was in Spain - the mosque in Cordoba, the Alhambra in Granada. But as I learned more, my ideas shifted. I traveled to Egypt, and to the Middle East ma...
art is risk made visible
A man might share his wealth, but never his authority.
There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if the average couple did not have sex only when the woman feels like it.
If you caress me one more time, you will melt the butter on my toast.
Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality...