Sanai quotes
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“When the path ignites a soul, there's no remaining in place. The foot touches ground, but not for long.”
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“Knowing what you know, be serene also, like a mountain; and do not be distressed by misfortune. Knowledge without serenity is an unlit candle; together they are honey-comb; honey without wax is a noble thing; wax without honey is only fit for burning.”
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“As long as you cling to your self, you will wander right and left, day and night, for thousands of years; and when, after all that effort, you finally open your eyes, you will see your self, through inherent defects, wandering round itself like the ox in a mill; but, if, once freed of your self, you finally get down to work, this door will open to you within two minutes.”
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“While reason is still tracking down the secret, you end your quest on the open field of love.”
-- SanaiSource : Hakim Sanai (2013). “From The Walled Garden Of Hakim Sanai”, p.17, Katchaloo Publishing
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“Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.”
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“I started tapping and I was okay. Then after about two years my feet knew what they were doing!”
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“Where there is a will there is a lawsuit.”
Source : Samuel Smiles (2014). “Self-Help”, p.156, Cambridge University Press
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“The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.”
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Source : A. C. Grayling (2004). “Life, Sex and Ideas: The Good Life Without God”, p.130, Oxford University Press, USA
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“I always loved Sam Cooke, because he seemed very versatile. He sang gospel, soul, blues, pop music”
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