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Allah, the Exalted, gave the angels intellect without desires, He gave the animals desires without intellect, and He gave both to the… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
A man makes inferiors his superiors by heat; self control is the rule. Anger is an uncontrollable feeling that betrays what you… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
The vulnerability undid him even as the strength brought him pride. And the whole of her brought him love beyond the measuring… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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At the end of the nineteenth century, a fanatical craze for physical fitness swept through Britain. Millions of men and women took… — Adam Curtis Copy Share Image
A revolution is bloody, but America is in a unique position. She's the only country in history in a position actually to… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
I want men to admire me, but that's a trick you learn at school--a movement of the eyes, a tone of voice,… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
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Vegetables contain more nutriment than an equal amount of dead flesh. This will sound a surprising and incredible statement to many people,… — Charles Webster Leadbeater Copy Share Image
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I notice a lot of hitters fraternize with pitchers. I see guys laughing and giggling before the game. These are the same… — Albert Belle Copy Share Image
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