"[The canonization of the Koran involved the] attribution of several, partially overlapping, collections of logia [sayings] (exhibiting a distinctly Mosaic imprint) to the image of a Biblical prophet (modified by the material of the Muhammadan evangelium into an Arabian man of God) with a traditional message of salvation (modified by the influence of Rabbinic Judaism into the unmediated and finally immutable word of God)."

-- John Wansbrough

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“By the late Nineties, we had become a more visual nation. Big-money taste moved to global standards - new architecture, design and show-off contemporary art. The Sloane domestic aesthetic - symmetry, class symbolism and brown furniture - became as unfashionable as it had been hot in the early Eighties.”
“Mediocrity triumphs because it presents itself as democratic and because it is dull, and so for many does not seem worth struggling against.”
“If youâ€™re still poor at 35, you deserve it.”
“But hereof be assured, that all is not lawful nor just that is statute by civil laws; neither yet is everything sin before God, which ungodly persons allege to be treason.”
“Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.”
“I just try to play as hard as I can every possession. If you're aware and you're high-energy, the ball will eventually bounce your way and you'll be able to make plays.”
“Depression, I've learned, is sometimes caused by anger that we keep locked up inside.”
“Simply, I believe the United States should lower the voting age to 17.”

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