"Historically the first philosopher to enquire deeply into the nature of corruption in society was Ibn Khaldun (1322-1406), whose wandering life was largely spent in the northern littoral of Africa at a time when kingdoms and sultanates were crumbling."

-- Robert Payne

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“Hate is the last refuge of the ignorant. Love is the medicine. Compassion is the gift of the awakened ones.”
“Death a friend that alone can bring the peace his treasures cannot purchase, and remove the pain his physicians cannot cure.”

Source : The Village Comedy Vol. II, Ch. 110
“I believe that one of the great problems for us as individuals is the depression and the tension resulting from existence in a world which is increasingly less pleasing to the eye.”
“I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.”

Source : "‘It’s Time’ for Imagine Dragons: An Interview With Front Man Dan". Interview with Jon Chattman, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 2, 2012.
“What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.”
“If I'm going to buy a new guitar, I take it to a good 'hot' room, like a tiled bathroom, and listen to the wood. If tone comes off the neck, you can bet it's gonna sound beautiful through an amp”
“Technically, the weight of pain is the weight of shadow.”

Source : Carl Phillips (2014). “The Rest of Love: Poems”, p.40, Macmillan
“We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.”

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