#son

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#engages #groundwork #heart #lessons #most

I did not come into contact with any Muslim before I embraced Islam. I read the Qur'an first and realized no person is perfect, Islam is perfect, and if we imitate the conduct of the Holy Prophet... we will be successful. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#before #come #conduct #contact #did

I found a religion that blended scientific reason with spiritual reality in a unifying faith far removed from the headlines of violence, destruction and terrorism. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#destruction #faith #far #found #headlines

The very first lesson that I learnt from the Qur'an was the message of unity and peace. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#i #learnt #lesson #message #peace

This is the beauty of the Qur'an: it asks you to reflect and reason, and not to worship the sun or moon but the One who has created everything. The Qur'an asks man to reflect upon the sun and moon and God's creation in general. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#beauty #created #creation #everything #general

The words of the songs speak for themselves. ↗

— Cat Stevens

#speak #themselves #words

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion. ↗

— Potter Stewart

#core #free #governmental #his #history

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person. ↗

— Potter Stewart

#cause #criminal #does #give #independently

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights. ↗

— Potter Stewart

#dichotomy #does #false #liberties #people

How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We're supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties. ↗

— Roger Stone

#civil liberties #conservative #freedom #how #justify