ولكنه شيء لا يُصدّق أن تشعري بكل هذا البغض لحالةٍ تؤدّين واجباتها بكل هذه بكل هذه السهولة والدقة - Denis Diderot

The thought of [our] destruction is like a light in the middle of the night that spreads its flames on the objects it will soon consume. We must get used to contemplating this light, since it announces nothing that has not been prepared by all that comes before; and since death is as natural as life, why should be so afraid of it?

Racontez-moi les faits, rendez-moi fidèlement les propos, et je saurai bientôt à quel homme j'ai affaire. Un mot, un geste m'en ont quelquefois plus appris que le bavardage de toute une ville.

ليس من الناس من يهوى المشي أكثر من العُرج