“No truly great one ever argues with a crowd. He chooses out one man, and speaks to him, him only.””
Quotes by Marmaduke William Pickthall
“A man who journeys in the desert finds a guide among the desert people, and he who journeys on the sea trusts seamen.””
“We (Easterners) are not like the Franks, who barter everything, even their most sacred feelings, even love.””
“For us (Muslims) death is an incident: for them (the Europeans), the end.””
“I myself have always, since that day, felt it my duty to give alms to murderers in Eastern lands.””
“Men learn wisdom from their sins, not from their righteous deeds.””
Marmaduke William PickthallMarmaduke William Pickthall was an influential English Islamic scholar and novelist, best known for his 1930 translation of the Quran, titled The Meaning of the Glorious Koran. His work is recognized ...