[The] combination of mystical richness and bold adaptations of poetic forms is the key to [Rumi’s] popularity… – Jawid Mojaddedi Category: Rumi
Why should I stay at the bottom of a well when a strong rope is in my hand? – Rumi, as interpreted by Jonathan Star Category: Rumi
Reflexes and instincts are not pretty. It is their decoration that initiates art. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962) Category: Art
Learning is not attained by chance. It must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence. – Abigail Adams Category: Learning
The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently. – Friedrich Nietzsche, The Dawn, 1881 Category: Conformity