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Than Quotes by Annie Besant
- A prophet is always much wider than his followers, much more liberal than those who label themselves with his name.
- The body is never more alive than when it is dead; but it is alive in its units, and dead in its totality; alive as…
- I often think that woman is more free in Islam than in Christianity. Woman is more protected by Islam than by the faith which preaches…
- A myth is far truer than a history, for a history only gives a story of the shadows, whereas a myth gives a story of…
- Every form, not being the whole, must, of necessity, be imperfect; less than the whole, it cannot be identical with the whole, and being less…
- This Old Testament - containing error, folly, absurdity and immorality - is by English statute law declared to be of divine authority, a blasphemy -…
- I often think that woman is more free in Islam than in Christianity. Woman is more protected by Islam than by the faith which preaches…
- There is far more misunderstanding of Islam than there is, I think, of the other religions of the world. So many things are said of…
- The essence of religion is the knowledge of God which is eternal life. That and nothing less than that is religion. Everything else is on…
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- As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was. — J. J. Abrams
- Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip. — Aristophanes
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- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle