Ahmed Jalal

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”
― Søren Kierkegaard

“ومِن النّاس مَن لا تَصحُّ مَحبّتُه إلا بَعدَ طول المُخافتةِ
و كثيرِ المشاهدةِ
و تمادِي الأُنس،
وهذا الذي يُوشِكُ أن يَدومَ و يَثْبُتَ
ولا يَحِيكُ فيه مُرُّ الليالي.
فما دَخَلَ عسيرًا.. لم يَخْرُجْ يَسيرًا.”
― ابن حزم الأندلسي, طوق الحمامة في الألفة والألاف

“The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers. We pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly.”
― Soren Kierkegaard, Provocations: Spiritual Writings of Kierkegaard

“If you don't get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don't want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever.”
― Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives