Shumin Min

“Heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives! You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.”
― Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?”
― Rumi

“In religion the Future is behind us. In art the Present is the eternal.”
― Okakura Kakuzō, The Book of Tea

“Anyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading.”
― Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living