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- There is a great interest in comparative religion and a desire to understand faiths other than our own and even to experiment with exotic cults. — Emily Greene Balch
- There are various sorts of curiosity; one is from interest, which makes us desire to know that which may be useful to us; and the other, from pride which comes from the wish to know what others are ignorant of. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- My desire to curtail undue freedom of speech extends only to such public areas as restaurants, airports, streets, hotel lobbies, parks, and department stores. Verbal exchanges between consenting adults in private are as of little interest to me as they probably are to them. — Fran Lebowitz
- To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad. — Abu Bakr
- There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility. — Abu Bakr
- O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out. — Abu Bakr