#la

The entire world is my temple, and a very fine one too, if I'm not mistaken, and I'll never lack priests to serve it as long as there are men. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#entire world #fine #i #lack #long

The nearer people approach old age the closer they return to a semblance of childhood, until the time comes for them to depart this life, again like children, neither tired of living nor aware of death. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#age #approach #aware #childhood #children

What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism. ↗

— Desiderius Erasmus

#empty #fame #legacy #name #nothing

A fitting external security environment could also play an important role in promoting social consensus and institutionalization towards democratization. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#consensus #could #democratization #environment #external

A lasting solution to this problem will have an exceptionally positive influence foremost on the peoples of Palestine and Israel, as well as on the region and the international community. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#exceptionally #foremost #influence #international #international community

As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#belonging #cherishes #conviction #domain #flawed

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#culture #democracy #foremost #i #i do

The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. ↗

— A. P. Herbert

#admired #concept #dispute #lack #living

My visit to the United States has also given me the opportunity to emphasize the objective of establishing close and intensive links between the Turkish and American peoples, scholars and businessmen. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#american #between #businessmen #close #emphasize

Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization. ↗

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan

#civil #civil society #democratization #elements #imperatives