""It is my inmost conviction," Badshah Khan said, "that Islam is amal, yakeen, muhabat" - selfless service, faith, and love."

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Source : "A Man to Match His Mountains: Badshah Khan, Nonviolent Soldier of Islam". Book by Eknath Easwaran, 1984.

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

#Islam Quotes #And Love Quotes #Selfless Quotes

“Ho, Ho, Sir Surgeon. You are too delicate to tell the man that he is ill. You hope to heal the sick without their knowing it. You therefore flatter them. And what happens? They laugh at you. They dance upon their own graves and at last they die. Your delicacy is cruelty, your flatteries are poisons you are a murderer. Shall we keep men in a fool's paradise? Shall we lull them into soft slumber from which they will awake in hell? Are we to become helpers of their damnation by our smooth speeches? In the name of God we will not.”
“Concerning the gods, I have no means of knowing either that they exist or that they do not exist, nor what sort of form they may have; there are many reasons why knowledge on this subject is not possible, owing to the lack of evidence and the shortness of human life.”
“Think not ambition wise, because 't is brave.”
“An idea is a feat of association, and the height of it is a good metaphor.”
“As in the war of 1941-45, our victory and our survival depend on how and where we attack.”
“One of my failings as a new reporter is that I don't know when to stop. It's a very fine line, and I think that's a really important skill to have - to know when to stop asking questions. Iâ€™m still trying to figure that out.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Ever since there have been men, man has given himself over to too little joy. That alone, my brothers, is our original sin. I should believe only in a God who understood how to dance.”
“A book may only be judged for what it is, not what you'd like it to be.”

Source : Caitlín R. Kiernan's blog entry (greygirlbeast.livejournal.com), December 11, 2006.

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