"If you see Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, holding back this world from you, frequently trying you with adversity and tribulation, know that you hold a great status with Him. Know that He is dealing with you as He does with His Awliyaâ€™ and chosen elite, and is watching over you."

-- Al-Ghazali

#Adversity Quotes #Over You Quotes #Trying Quotes

“When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition.”
“Death is as unexpected in his caprice as a courtesan in her disdain; but death is truer â€“ Death has never forsaken any man”
“When you work at home, fellow alums, discipline is the supreme virtue. Suicidal self-loathing lurks behind every coffee break. Activities must be expertly scheduled, from shopping to showers to panic attacks.”

Source : Sam Lipsyte (2005). “Home Land: A Novel”, p.15, Macmillan
“When I grew up, the only way a lad like me would maybe escape was playing football. Not being an actor.”
“I find, by close observation, that the mothers are the levers which move in education. The men talk about it . . . but the women work most for it.”
“If youre serious about what youre doing, youve got to keep your head and follow your instinct. Maybe you wont reach the same dizzy heights as others, but you will get something back.”
“I find that the very things that I get criticized for, which is usually being different and just doing my own thing and just being original, is the very thing that's making me successful.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The books I have read were composed by generations of fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, teachers and disciples. I am the sum total of their experiences, and so are you.”

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