“Antioch was the last of the great cities of Arab Asia to have fallen under the domination of the Seljuk Turks: in 1084 it was still a dependency of Constantinople. Thirteen years later, when the Frankish knights laid siege to the town, Yaghi-SiyÁn was naturally convinced that this was part of an attempt” The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
“At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn’t believe in yourself.” The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People
The sight of a wedding always has a disturbing effect on young girls; at such moments a mysterious sense of solidarity with their own sex takes possession of them. Beware of Pity
It is not poverty which produces sorrow, but desire. Fragment
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