Man is certainly crazy. He could not make a mite, and he makes gods by the dozen. Essays
“It seems clear that the Arab East still sees the West as a natural enemy. Against that enemy, any hostile action-be it political, military, or based on oil-is considered no more than legitimate vengeance. And there can be no doubt that the schism between these two worlds dates from the Crusades, deeply felt by the Arabs, even today, as an act of rape” The Crusades Through Arab Eyes
Complete possession is proved only by giving. Reflections on Literature and Morality
One will rarely err if extreme actions be ascribed to vanity, ordinary actions to habit, and mean actions to fear. Human, All Too Human
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