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One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.
One does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer.
Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King read more
Had I but written as many odes in praise of Muhammad and Ali as I
have composed for King Mahmud, they would have showered a hundred
blessings on me.
Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.
Servant of God, well done, well hast thou fought
The better fight.
I am an ass indeed; you may prove it by my long ears. I have
served him from the read more
I am an ass indeed; you may prove it by my long ears. I have
served him from the hour of my nativity to this instant, and have
nothing at his hands for my service but blows. When I am cold,
he heats me with beating; when I am warm, he cools me with
beating.
One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any read more
One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear or hope, or by any external influence. Moreover, that in that does happiness consist. -Diogenes Laertius.
Pygmies are pygmies still, though percht on Alps; And pyramids are pyramids in vales. Each man makes his own stature, read more
Pygmies are pygmies still, though percht on Alps; And pyramids are pyramids in vales. Each man makes his own stature, builds himself. Virtue alone outbuilds the Pyramids; Her monuments shall last when Egypt's fall. -Edward Young.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy.
The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. -Leo Tolstoy.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service
of others.
When I have attempted to join myself to others by services, it
proved an intellectual trick,--no more. They eat read more
When I have attempted to join myself to others by services, it
proved an intellectual trick,--no more. They eat your service
like apples, and leave you out. But love them, and they feel
you, and delight in you all the time.
