Eman Iskander > Eman's Quotes

“Human evolution has two steps -
from being somebody to being nobody;
and from being nobody to being everybody.
This knowledge can bring
sharing and caring throughout the world.”
― Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“Reading is going toward something that is about to be, and no one yet knows what it will be.”
― Italo Calvino, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler

“Don't bite off more than you can chew because nobody looks attractive spitting it back out.”
― Carroll Bryant

“All I know is that I do not know anything”
― Socrates

“It is not the truth that people cannot handle. It is the consequences that stem from that truth.”
― J. K. Miller II, Reborn

“The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.”
― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

“Looking into the spirit of others is sometimes like looking into a pond. Though we aim to see what's deep in the bottom, we are often distracted by our own reflection.”
― Katina Ferguson

“Friendship is the source of the greatest pleasures, and without friends even the most agreeable pursuits become tedious.”
― St. Thomas Aquinas

“Io avevo bisogno di ammirare innanzi di amare.”
― Sibilla Aleramo, A Woman

“Il mio allontanamento dai volumi di scienza era una colpa assai meno grave di quella che consisteva nell'aver trascurato di gettar gli occhi sul grande libro della vita.”
― Sibilla Aleramo, A Woman

“Hardship often prepares an ordinary person for an extraordinary destiny.”
― Christopher Markus

“There is no sun without shadow, and it is essential to know the night.”
― Albert Camus

“The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.”
― Carroll Bryant