Shibboleths Quotes

“When it comes to anti-fascism in most of Western Europe, there would appear for now to be a supply-and-demand problem: the demand for fascists vastly outstrips the actual supply.”
― Douglas Murray, The Strange Death of Europe: Immigration, Identity, Islam

“...all the little dos and don'ts, the petty prejudices and snobberies, the silly sentimentalities and religious hypocrisies that made up the veneer of what so many of Forster's contemporaries considered civilization. As Forster saw it, these little things blinded people to the values of the good life. They were distractions which stood between mankind and the liberty of spirit which is one essential to any real happiness. And they blocked human communication, the basis of mutual understanding, which is the other. "Only connect" was Forster's famed motto. While we are chained to shibboleths, we are still children. We are not serious, we play with life.”
― E.M. Forster, Four Novels – Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey, A Room with a View, Howards End

“Come with me
Just let's let our words rest
Time for you to
Join God’s shibboleth

Take a deep breath
And you will see
The truth inside
Sufi rhapsody

The truth inside
Dancing blissfully
The truth inside
A gift from the Almighty

The truth inside
Your spirit is heavenly
Heed my words dear one
Signing off Mowlavi”
― Soroosh Shahrivar, Letter 19