“To act is literally to manifest preference about one set of possibilities, contrasted with an infinite set of alternatives. If we wish to live, we must act. Acting, we value.”
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“Not celibate are they who wear monastic garb and shut themselves away behind thick walls and massive iron gates, But
celibate are they whose hearts and minds are celibate, whether they be in cloisters or in the public marts.”
― The Book of Mirdad: The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called The Ark
celibate are they whose hearts and minds are celibate, whether they be in cloisters or in the public marts.”
― The Book of Mirdad: The Strange Story of a Monastery Which Was Once Called The Ark
“Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.”
― The Light in the Heart
― The Light in the Heart
“I whispered to him, 'but Azazeel, you are the cause of evil in the world.'
'Hypa, be sensible. I'm the one who justifies evil. [...]
I am you, and I am them. You see me at hand whenever you want or whenever they want. I'm always available to bear burdens, ward off sins and exonerate every convict. I am the will, the willer and the willed. I am the servant of mankind, the one who incites believers to pursue the threads of their fancies.”
― عزازيل
'Hypa, be sensible. I'm the one who justifies evil. [...]
I am you, and I am them. You see me at hand whenever you want or whenever they want. I'm always available to bear burdens, ward off sins and exonerate every convict. I am the will, the willer and the willed. I am the servant of mankind, the one who incites believers to pursue the threads of their fancies.”
― عزازيل
“أتريدون أن تحكموا الناس؟ إذنْ تعلّموا أوّلًا أن تحكموا نفوسكم.”
― مرداد
― مرداد
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