Forgetfulness is a form of freedom
Lebanese-American writer, poet, visual artist and Lebanese nationalist.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell
Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars
Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's ...
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do
Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan.
If you want to control other people, first control yourself
A companion and through his daughter Aisha, a father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (PBUM), as well...
He who is fond of delicious food, let him bear in mind that ultimately he is to be food for worms
Uthman ibn Affan, also known in English by the Turkish and Persian rendering Osman, was, a son-in-law and n...
What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies
An ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, Greece. Along with Plato...
Politicians are not born; they are excreted
Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC.
Mathematics reveals its secrets only to those who approach it with pure love, for its own beauty
Greek mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, and astronomer. Although few details of his life are kno...
Most men seem to live according to sense rather than reason
Italian Dominican friar, Philosopher, Catholic priest, and Doctor of the Church. An immensely influential ph...
