El Arabi Quotes & Sayings

Ibn El-Arabi wrote, 'The Teacher is he who hears you, then unveils you to yourself — Idries Shah

My mother tongue, Mende, is very expressive, very figurative, and when I write, I always struggle to find the English equivalent of things that I really want to say in Mende. For example, in Mende, you wouldn't say 'night came suddenly'; you would say 'the sky rolled over and changed its sides.' — Ishmael Beah

It ain't so much what a man doesn't know that causes him so many problems, but what he knows that ain't so. — Will Rogers

Like so much of President Obama's decisions over the past six years, this is another photo-op with a compliant press that does not matter and will do little. — Erick Erickson

I wake up every morning and think to myself, 'How far can I push the company forward in the next 24 hours? — Leah Busque

My parents are my No. 1 supporters and they always have been. — Mariel Zagunis

...I had enough of real life everyday to last me forever. — Anna Quindlen

Adam understood, then, that Gansey and Blue's awe changed this place. Ronan and Adam may have seen this place as magical, but Gansey and Blue's wonder made it holy. — Maggie Stiefvater

Intolerance has always been one of the cornerstones of Christianity - the glorious heritage of the Inquisition. — Madalyn Murray O'Hair

I know I was drugged but that is still no excuse. Why do they want to do things like that? — Beatrice Sparks

It is extremely unfortunate that an editor's own life and practice should be notoriously at variance with his written principles. — Victoria Woodhull

Know yourself in order to be better not to criticize and judge yourself — Abdulkareem Bkar

Beggars and Workers IT IS RELATED of Ibn el-Arabi that people said to him: 'Your circle is composed mainly of beggars, husbandmen and artisans. Can you not find people of intellect who will follow you, so that perhaps more authoritative notice might be taken of your teachings?' He said: 'The Day of Calamity will be infinitely — Idries Shah

Stay to yourself, just listen. Do more listening than talking. The more you speak the higher the chances you sayin the wrong thing. — Curtis Jackson

What valor were it, when a cur doth grin, for one to thrust his hand between his teeth, when he might spurn him with his foot away? — William Shakespeare

It's hard for me to speak, whether in English or Afrikaans. The reason I write is because I cannot speak. I feel blunt. — Antjie Krog