"I thank God for this ten weeks' quiet before the end... Life has always been hurried and full of difficulty... This time of rest has been a great mercy."

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“They have all been very kind to me here. But this I would say, standing as I do in view of God and eternity, I realise that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.”

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— Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

Education1900–1986

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"Darab Khan who had been sent with a strong force to punish the Rajputs of Khandela and to demolish the great temple of the place... He attacked the place on the 8th March 1679/5th Safar, and slew the …"

— Aurangzeb

Politics1618–1707

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"We’ll do what life always does—defy expectations."

— Robert Charles Wilson

Literature1953

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— Louis-Ferdinand Céline

Literature1894–1961

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