“The wise person questions himself, the fool others.” -- Henri Arnold Seyrig
#Life Quotes #Wise Quotes #Wisdom Quotes
“He thought he was a wit, and he was half right.” -- Henri Arnold Seyrig
#Half Quotes #Wit Quotes
“If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name.”
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.”
“I am sure it is one's duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one's own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this.”
“Oh when I was in love with you, Then I was clean and brave, And miles around the wonder grew How well did I behave. And now the fancy passes by, And nothing will remain, And miles around they'll say that I Am quite myself again.”
“When I was one-and-twenty I heard a wise man say, `Give crowns and pounds and guineas But not your heart away; Give pearls away and rubies But keep your fancy free.' But I was one-and-twenty No use to talk to me. When I was one-and-twenty I heard him say again, `The heart out of the bosom Was never given in vain; 'Tis paid with sighs a plenty And sold for endless rue.' And I am two-and-twenty And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.”
“To truly find God, truth needs to be found independently from the opinions of others. The truth has to be found in our hearts.”
“Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.”
“Be with Allah, You will find Allah with you.”
“Listen to your heart and not your ego. Your ego prompts you to boast of vain assertions to obtain the glory of this world. Turn away from vanity and seek Him in the recesses of your heart and soul”
“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.”
Franz Cumont Archaeologist
Lucian Author
