thought provoking

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Remarks are not literature.
-- Gertrude Stein

There are countless ways of achieving greatness, but any road to achieving one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity
-- Buck Rodgers

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A man must learn to forgive himself.
-- Arthur Davison Ficke

His shortcoming is his long staying.
-- Lewis L. Lewisohn

The problem of social organization is how to set up an arrangement under which greed will do the least harm, capitalism is that kind of a system.
-- Milton Friedman

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Courage is such a thing created by Allah that it enables a man, Muslim or non-Muslim, to accomplish exceptional feats and Allah blesses his efforts. Allah will certainly bless the courage of a believer who works hard to submit to Him and avert disobedience. Allah has blessed the quality of courage with exceptional power so that great things can be achieved with firm resolve.


The tasks that a person is asked to do are within his ability. He only has to show courage. One has to courageously show obedience and keep away from sin. One has to spend one's whole life doing it and if there ever is a slip, he must courageously renew his efforts. It is through courage that man moves forward but without courage he can do nothing in the world. Only courage enables him to do everything.


The method to correct deeds and inner condition is to oppose the sentiments of the nafs (lower self) and accustom it to hard work. The more you accustom it to hard work, the more it responds and you will get your work done, inshaAllah. As a result, the apparent deeds will be corrected and the unseen character will also be reformed. [Spiritual Discourses by Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani]


Food for thought:
Good judgment comes from experience and often experience comes from bad judgment. What one has not experienced, one will never understand. Experience is simply the name we give to our mistakes. Learn all you can from the mistakes of others -- you won't have time to make them all yourself. Nothing is a waste of time if you use your experience wisely.

Mrs Iffat Hassan



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[sweet_potatoes]

Who's Mrs Iffat Hassan? Is that your wife?

[DocW]

Who's Mrs Iffat Hassan? Is that your wife?

Absolutely not !!!

[sweet_potatoes]

Absolutely not !!!

Oh sorry! Do you not like her? Why do you quote her then?

I googled her. The only thing that comes up are your quotes??...

[DocW]

Oh sorry! Do you not like her? Why do you quote her then?

I googled her. The only thing that comes up are your quotes??...

She is a knowledgeable lady who writes thougth provoking messages. I have neevr met her but she e-mails them to me and the ones I like I share on the forum.

I never said I did not like her, but I never said I like her either. I appreciate her knowledge and wisdom. To like or dislike someone one needs to know the person.

[sweet_potatoes]

She is a knowledgeable lady who writes thougth provoking messages. I have neevr met her but she e-mails them to me and the ones I like I share on the forum.

I never said I did not like her, but I never said I like her either. I appreciate her knowledge and wisdom. To like or dislike someone one needs to know the person.

OHH!!! Okay!! That makes more sense. Thanks.

And haha, I dunno, it seemed like you were opposed to the idea of being married to her, LOL. Sorry!!

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OHH!!! Okay!! That makes more sense. Thanks.

And haha, I dunno, it seemed like you were opposed to the idea of being married to her, LOL. Sorry!!

It would have been a very thought provoking marriage. Perhaps not my idea of a marriage.

[sweet_potatoes]

It would have been a very thought provoking marriage. Perhaps not my idea of a marriage.

You're kidding!!! Here's what you said on another thread Mr Doc:

I fancy a person with vision rather then blue eyes. I do not have a favorite colour of eyes. For me the person would be more important.

(Emphasis mine.)

Mrs IH has vision...

Clearly you secretly prefer women who can make good lassi... Just kidding.

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You're kidding!!! Here's what you said on another thread Mr Doc:

(Emphasis mine.)

Mrs IH has vision...

Clearly you secretly prefer women who can make good lassi... Just kidding.

You are right I am having to eat humble pie and I am lost for words to defend myself. Let me rephrase my stance. I think Mrs IH is already happily married to a much better person. I think I would not have been worthy of her and she would have deserved someone a lot better then me.

[sweet_potatoes]

You are right I am having to eat humble pie and I am lost for words to defend myself. Let me rephrase my stance. I think Mrs IH is already happily married to a much better person. .

I'm sure Mr Hassan is very nice.

I think I would not have been worthy of her and she would have deserved someone a lot better then me

I think everyone deserves good lassi. At least, you do. Actually, good lassi is worthy of YOU, Doc!! Check it out, you're the new standard to measure the goodness of lassi...

I want lassi now.

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The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn't get worse
every time Congress meets.
-- Will Rogers

Sentiment is the poetry of the imagination.
-- Alphonse de Lamartine

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You're only as good as your last picture.
-- Marie Dressler

We turn to God for help when our foundations are shaking, only to learn that it
is God who is shaking them.
-- Charles C. West

No great thing is created suddenly.
-- Epictetus

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A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
-- Henry Brooks Adams

Don't worry about genius. Don't worry about being clever. Trust to hard work, perseverance and determination. And the best motto for a long march is: ''Don't grumble. Plug on!''
-- Sir Thomas Treves

As youth lives in the future, so the adult lives in the past: No one rightly knows how to live in the present.
-- Franz Grillparzer