Persian Quotes

72 Persian quotes by 65 unique authors

The Houthi have local religious grievances, being Shiites in a majority Sunni land. But they are also agents of Shiite Iran, which arms, trains, and… — Charles Krauthammer
Speak any language, Turkish, Greek, Persian, Arabic, but always speak with love — Rumi
A Persian's heaven is eas'ly made: 'T is but black eyes and lemonade. — Charles Lamb
MANICHEISM, n. The ancient Persian doctrine of an incessant warfare between Good and Evil. When Good gave up the fight the Persians joined the victorious… — Ambrose Bierce
Thank you very much for contacting me to express your support for the actions of President Bush in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.… — John F. Kerry
Whoever controls the flow of Persian Gulf oil has a stranglehold not only on our economy but also on the other countries of the world… — Dick Cheney
...by serving as the dominant power in the Gulf, WE maintain a 'stranglehold' over the economies of other nations. This gives us extraordinary leverage in… — Michael Klare
If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives… — Rumer Godden
Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to… — Al Gore
Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and… — Hillary Clinton
These pearls of thought in Persian gulfs were bred, Each softly lucent as a rounded moon; The diver Omar plucked them from their bed, Fitzgerald… — James Russell Lowell
The poodle [Rufus] ate in the dining room with the rest of the [Churchill] family. A cloth was laid for him on the Persian carpet… — Winston Churchill
Canada has sent an army of 1,000 soldiers to occupy the Muslim country of Afghanistan (and ships to the Persian Gulf), — George Galloway
Strifes will arise through the period. Watch for them near the Davis Strait in the attempts there for the keeping of the life line to… — Edgar Cayce
Initially I explored the tension between illustration and fine art when I first encountered miniature painting in my late teens. Championing the formal aspects of… — Shahzia Sikander
We find collected in this book [The Bible] the superstitious beliefs of the ancient inhabitants of Palestine, with indistinct echoes of Indian and Persian fables,… — Max Nordau
There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is… — Idries Shah
King Croesus, watching Persian soldiers sack [his capital city], is supposed to have asked the Persian King Cyrus, 'What is it that all those men… — Diodorus Siculus
I think it's only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight… — Don DeLillo
Boy, I loathe Persian luxury. — Horace
As I have said for many years throughout this land, we're borrowing money from China to buy oil from the Persian Gulf to burn it… — Al Gore
But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty… — Lafcadio Hearn
To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. — Helen Keller
Rumi, who is one of the greatest Persian poets, said that the truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke… — Mohsen Makhmalbaf
I would not plan to base my campaign primarily on opposition to the war in the Persian Gulf. — George McGovern

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