"This great Mughal Emperor [Akbar] was illiterate; he could neither read nor write. However, that had not stopped Akbar from cultivating the acquaintance of the most learned and cultured poets, authors, musicians, and architects of the time - relying solely on his remarkable memory during conversations with them."

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Source : Indu Sundaresan (2012). “The Twentieth Wife”, p.131, HarperCollins Publishers India

Indu Sundaresan

#Memories Quotes #Writing Quotes #Musician Quotes

“If fortune wishes to make a man estimable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him esteemed, she gives him success.”
“I think it's the person's conviction that really carries a person.”
“The Israelis object to an imposed settlement I don't know what they mean by an imposed settlement. It's quite obvious, without the all out support by the United States in money and weapons and so on the Israelis couldn't do what they've been doing. So we bear a very great share of the responsibility for the continuation of this...of this state of warfare.”
“Wash the dust from your SOUl and HEART with wisdom's WATER.”
“Athlete or not, Iâ€™m going to make sure you know how to read.”
“Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so.”
“There is something mysteriously powerful that can happen when young, inchoate minds come into contact with older and more worldly ones in a spirit of intellectual and creative endeavour - if I believed in progress, I suppose that's what I'd call it.”
“... giving tax incentives for more labor ownership of company stock will do more to create jobs and increase productivity than all the "emergency full employment" bills proposed.”

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