Source: Fables of Aesop and Other Eminent Mythologists, with Morals and Reflections and Fables and Stories Moralized: Being a Second Part of the Fables of Aesop

“I rushed and rushed and now, here I am, standing on the edge of nothing. It doesn’t help: “At least I got here quickly.” It doesn’t work: “I’m not dead yet.”

Life Success Relationships Wise Words Self Awareness Authenticity Accomplishment Wasted Time

Book:Love and Gaslight

Source: Love and Gaslight

“[...] what it is now fashionable to call ‘realism’, meaning the doctrine that might is right.”

Realism Might Makes Right

Book:Essays

Source: Essays

“As the Qur’an itself had quoted Moses to declare (and as Muhammad had cited in his final letter to the assassin Musailimah): “The earth belongs to the Loving Divine, who allots it to whomever He wills; yet the most lasting legacy will be the enduring impact of those who have action-based hope.” Tellingly, when Al-Mansur inaugurated his new capital, the cornerstone of Baghdad featured that very verse etched for all to see.”

Moses Baghdad Abbasid Islamic Golden Age

Book:The Life of the Qur'an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy

Source: The Life of the Qur'an: From Eternal Roots to Enduring Legacy

“That was the awakening, really; it dawned on me that this wasn't really very fair on anyone. On her. On me. On Sienna. But I wasn't willing to change anything, either. I was fiercely protective of my friendship with Sienna. I had fought for it, against my true feelings, for years. I had battled so hard to suppress my feelings, and succeeded. I could never let her go.”

Inability To Let Go Long Term Friendship

Book:This is a Love Story

Source: This is a Love Story

“I can’t stick it. Perhaps it’s my liver. I feel I’ve aged. Of course, I’m not exactly young any more. Still, to feel like this . .”

Old Age Inability To Let Go

Book:Amédée, ya da nasıl başından atarsın onu

Source: Amédée, ya da nasıl başından atarsın onu

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