[Arabs are] a people, whom it is dangerous to provoke, and fruitless to attack.

And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.

Imam Hussain's sacrifice is for all groups and communities, an example of the path of rightousness.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

The various modes of worship which prevailed in the Roman world were all considered by the people as equally true; by the philosopher as equally false; and by the magistrate as equally useful.

And thus toleration produced not only mutual indulgence, but even religious concord. The superstition of the people was not embittered theological rancor.

Let us read with method, and propose to ourselves an end to which our studies may point. The use of reading is to aid us in thinking.

In the end, they wanted security more than they wanted freedom.

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Vicissitudes of fortune, which spares neither man nor the proudest of his works, which buries empires and cities in a common grave.

We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.

To dream is to desire, to desire is to long for, to long for is to want, and to want you must work to attain all you dream of, desire, long for and want.

YouTube and other sites will bring together all the diverse media which matters to you, from videos of family and friends to news, music, sports, cooking and much, much more.

A man of business will often deceive you without the slightest scruple, but he will absolutely refuse to commit a theft.

Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

Enter the writing process with a childlike sense of wonder and discovery. Let it surprise you.

It's not difficult for me to hide emotion, since I've always hidden it in my personal life.

I'm what is known as gradually disintegrating. I don't fear the next world, or anything. I don't fear hell, and I don't look forward to heaven.

You may exist in this world--but I exist too and I will not yield

Even our smallest attempts are not in vain. We know that nothing is lost.