"And while one is brought up with luxury and caresses, and is thrown bewildered and despairing into a dark pit, another is lifted from the pit and raised to a throne where a jeweled crown is placed on his head. The world has no shame in doing this; it is prompt to hand out both pleasure and pain and has no need of us an our doings."

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Source : Abolqasem Ferdowsi (2016). “Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings”, p.303, Penguin

Abolqasem Ferdowsi

#Pain Quotes #Dark Quotes #Luxury Quotes

“A traveler s thoughts in the night Wander in a thousand miles of dreams.”
“Black, white, yellow, brown - we wanted somebody who would do right by us. And I think because Obama was that person, whether he was black or white, he was chosen”
“I'm actually developing a project so that I can have a lead.”
“To love others you must love yourself...You can only give to others what you have yourself.”
“Leadership is obliged to justify itself daily.”
“Taylor Swift is pretty hip...She seems pretty honest. I think thatâ€™s hip. Sheâ€™s promoting knowing yourself, and thatâ€™s the best idol.”
“In Western Civilization - America and Britain - if you see people talking and it becomes an argument and voices are raised, you are not surprised if violence follows. Hopefully it won't, but you are not surprised.”
“Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.”

Source : Sang-Jin Han, Kim Dae-Jung, Richard Von Weizsaecker (2015). “Divided Nations and Transitional Justice: What Germany, Japan and South Korea Can Teach the World”, p.282, Routledge

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