In my youth I regarded the universe as an open book, printed in the language of physical equations,
whereas now it appears to me as a text written in invisible ink, of which in our rare moments of grace
we are able to decipher a small fragment.-Arthur Koestler (1905-1983) _Bricks to Babel: Selected Writings With Author's Comments_ [1980], "Epilogue"
The mental facility to detect conspiracies and betrayal are same qualities most likely to corrode
natural judgment. Everything that seems clear--is bent, and everything that seems bent--is clear. -"Dr. Fredericks" (Michael Gambon)(In the film _The Good Shepherd_ [2006], written by Eric Roth and directed by Robert De Niro)
Narrated Ikrima: Ali burnt some people and this news reached Ibn 'Abbas, who said, "Had I been in his place I would not have burnt them, as the Prophet said, 'Don't punish (anybody) with Allah's Punishment.' No doubt, I would have killed them, for the Prophet said, 'If somebody (a Muslim) discards his religion, kill him.' "- Sahih Bukhari 4:52:260
Most of the greatest gifts and deepest joys that God gives us come wrapped in painful packages.- Desiring God
Of 8,096 people registered homeless in London in 2015/16 – only 3,271 were British. Nearly 3,000 were from Eastern Europe or Central – 1,546 were Romanian.- https://theweeflea.com/2017/09/25/led-10-far-right-in-germany-the-eu-world-running-out-of-sand-transgender-study-banned-australian-ssm-intolerance-catalonia-and-kurdistan-reality-is-a-social-constuct-britons-on-the-toi/
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