"Understanding the knowledge and wisdom of the Qur'an is by far, higher than memorizing."

-- Ali ibn Abi Talib

#Understanding Quotes #Knowledge And Wisdom Quotes #Higher Quotes

“Children who have been in work for a long time suddenly get a thud down to earth once the cuteness fades, hips widen, voices drop and jawlines strengthen.”

Source : "My jailed Harry Potter co-star is the victim of a make-believe world" by Jessie Cave, www.theguardian.com. March 22, 2012.
“The habits that took years to build, do not take a day to change.”
“You're going to find Tigerstar. Against that fiend, every cat is helpless.”
“Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don't want one.”
“This year I've just been aggressive. I still have that mindset of passing the ball, and being aggressive and attacking to the basket is going to draw more attention, and that way I can find my teammates. Being in attack mode is something I try to bring into every single game, and that's what's making me be so successful.”
“Indeed, I cannot think why the whole bed of the ocean is not one solid mass of oysters, so prolific the creatures seem. Ah, I am wandering! Strange how the brain controls the brain! What was I saying, Watson?”
“My abilities grow with each job, whether it's writing or directing. When I stop learing, I'll stop working”
“The wise man of Miletus thus declared the first of things is water”

Source : John Stuart Blackie (1877). “The Wise Men of Greece: In a Series of Dramatic Dialogues”

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