"There is the enormous corpus of Islamic law that is very rich. However, law is one rational exercise of reason. Philosophy is very different. Philosophy wants to try to understand everything. It is a better dialogue partner with faith than law."

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Source : Source: www.realclearreligion.org

Francis George

#Philosophy Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Exercise Quotes

“I have a dread of sounding pretentious and try not to talk too much about what I do.”

Source : "From the archive: James Herbert on rats and redemption". Interview with Andrew Billen, www.theguardian.com. 1993.
“We all live to a formula. Maybe the secret lies in keeping that formula secret.”
“If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy.”
“It's up to each of us to help create a better world for our children.”
“Art quickens nature; care will make a face; Neglected beauty perisheth apace.”

Source : Robert Herrick (1869). “Hesperides: The Poems and Other Remains of Robert Herrick Now First Collected”, p.102
“Washington is rigged for the big guys - and no person has more consistently called them out for it than Jon Stewart. Good luck, Jon!”
“Humility is the part of wisdom, and is most becoming in men. But let no one discourage self-reliance; it is, of all the rest, the greatest quality of true manliness.”
“I'm a big potato chip girl. I don't like chocolate and cakes and all that, but I have to have my potato chips. I've got bags in the back of my car right now! But I never beat myself up about it, because, look: You can't give up every damn thing. You need something in your life that you like just because you like it!”

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