It seems as though every time you learn something new you have to give up something.

An English army led by an Irish general: that might be a match for a French army led by an Italian general.

I have very carefully studied Islam and the life of its Prophet (PBUH). I have done so both as a student of history and as a critic. And I have come to conclusion that Muhammad (PBUH) was indeed a great man and a deliverer and benefactor of mankind which was till then writhing under the most agonising Pain.

This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.

Beauty is all very well at first sight; but who ever looks at it when it has been in the house three days?

An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means.There is no such thing in the country.

Never believe anything a writer tells you about himself. A man comes to believe in the end the lies he tells himself about himself.