"Certain mystical philosophers have personified Destiny, and from this point of view each man's personal destiny is his archetype or "other self"--his "angel"--with whom he must be reunited if he is to rise above his fragmentary identity as a worldling and become whole, as he is (and always has been) in the mind of God."

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Source : Gai Eaton (1985). “Islam and the Destiny of Man”, p.60, SUNY Press

Charles le Gai Eaton

#Angel Quotes #Destiny Quotes #Men Quotes

“So you should be able to see them clearly in your imagination. We always find it easier to visualize what we fear; it's what keeps us afraid of the dark." -Virginia Dare.”
“I love that contradiction between the ugly and the nice. It's shot in a very gourmet way in the Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer. But then Grenouille doesn't differentiate between what's commonly considered to be good smells and bad. He just takes it all, like a true collector does.”
“WALL STREET, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in Heaven.”
“I'm not a big fan of being a victim. I don't like getting beaten up.”
“I love industry. Pipes. I love fluid and smoke. I love man-made things. I like to see people hard at work, and I like to see sludge and man-made waste.”
“I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.”
“The hood ornament on your car is for telling you where you're going. The rear-view-mirror is for showing you how good you look while you're getting there.”
“I think we all have a little bit of that beautiful madness that keeps us walking when everything around us is so insanely sane.”

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