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"Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs."

"Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Nature, Mountains

121

"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Comfort, Guest, Lust, Poet

121

"Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor."

"Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor."

James Russell Lowell, American Poet

Government, Democracy, Man, Right

121

"The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it."

"The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Time, Piety, Wit

121

"Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire."

"Time is the substance from which I am made. Time is a river which carries me along, but I am the river; it is a tiger that devours me, but I am the tiger; it is a fire that consumes me, but I am the fire."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

119

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance."

"Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself in order that others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Wisdom, Ignorance, May, Order

119

"Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess."

"Truth, like the juice of the poppy, in small quantities, calms men; in larger, heats and irritates them, and is attended by fatal consequences in excess."

Walter Savage Landor, English Poet

Man, Men, Truth, Consequences, Excess

119

"Art hath an enemy called Ignorance."

"Art hath an enemy called Ignorance."

Ben Jonson, English Poet

Art, Enemy, Ignorance

119

"You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips."

"You can preach a better sermon with your life than with your lips."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

119

"Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever."

"Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Empathy, Divinity, Footsteps, Humanity, Poet

118

"Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."

"Honour sinks where commerce long prevails."

Oliver Goldsmith, Irish Poet

Honor, Commerce

118

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be."

"Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Progress, Lies, Will, Poet

117

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou."

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

117

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes."

Euripides, Greek Poet

Danger, Eyes, Man

116

"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."

"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Poetry, Truth, Heart, Philosophy

116

"Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds."

"Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds."

Saadi, Iranian Poet

Birds, Old, World

116

"Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be."

"Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Love, Being, Poet, Khalil Gibran

115

"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."

"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Wisdom, Knowledge, Foolishness, Nothing

115

"What is poetry which does not save nations or people?"

"What is poetry which does not save nations or people?"

Czeslaw Milosz, Polish Poet

Poetry, People, Nations

114

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Wisdom, Mind, Poet, Khalil Gibran

114

"So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall."

"So stick up ivy and the bays, and then restore the heathen ways, green will remind you of the Spring, though this great day denies the thing, and mortifies the earth, and all, but your wild revels, and loose hall."

Henry Vaughan, Welsh Poet

Politics, Day, Earth, Ivy, Spring

114

"Men would be angels, angels would be gods."

"Men would be angels, angels would be gods."

Alexander Pope, English Poet

Wisdom, Men, Gods, Angels

114

"A man is what he thinks about all day long."

"A man is what he thinks about all day long."

Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet

Self-Control, Day, Man

114

"You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth."

"You'll come to learn a great deal if you study the Insignificant in depth."

Odysseus Elytis, Greek Poet

113

"As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made."

"As it fell upon a day in the merry month of May, sitting in a pleasant shade which a grove of myrtles made."

Richard Barnfield, English Poet

Relationship, Day, May

113

"For what can war, but endless war, still breed?"

"For what can war, but endless war, still breed?"

John Milton, English Poet

113

"A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity."

"A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity."

Sa'Di, Persian Poet

Adversity, Man, Prosperity

113

"Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides."

"Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides."

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

113

"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science."

"Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science."

Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani Poet

Religion, Science, Principles

112

"Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom nor forced him wander, but confine him home."

"Had Cain been Scot, God would have changed his doom nor forced him wander, but confine him home."

John Cleveland, English Poet

112

"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."

"My education was the liberty I had to read indiscriminately and all the time, with my eyes hanging out."

Dylan Thomas, Welsh Poet

Education, Time, Eyes, Liberty

112

"Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week."

"Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week."

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, American Poet

Ritual, Peace, Time, Rest, Tradition

111

"The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future."

"The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future."

Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Poet

Work, Fact, Future, Past

111

"Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility."

"Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquility."

William Wordsworth, English Poet

Creativity, Poetry, Emotion, Tranquility

111

"To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another."

"To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another."

Ovid, Roman Poet

110

"Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word."

"Evidently the arts, all the visual arts, are becoming more democratic in the worst sense of the word."

Eugenio Montale, Italian Poet

110

"And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended."

"And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended."

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

God, Men, Deeds, Kings

110

"People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet."

"People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet."

Sa'Di, Persian Poet

People, Feet, Sight, Ugly

110

"I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world."

"I praise the Lord, the Sovereign of the royal realm, Who has extended his sway over the tract of the world."

Taliesin, Welsh Poet

109

"The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for mysteries cannot be coded, or legislated, and wonder cannot be made into law. And so these legislators police the accepted frontiers of things."

"The acknowledged legislators of the world take the world as given. They dislike mysteries, for mysteries cannot be coded, or legislated, and wonder cannot be made into law. And so these legislators police the accepted frontiers of things."

Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet

Law, Legislators, Police, Wonder

109

"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

"Death is the sound of distant thunder at a picnic."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

109

"Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye."

"Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye."

Sa'Di, Persian Poet

Impression, Heart, Eye

109

"Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born."

"Mountains will go into labour, and a silly little mouse will be born."

Horace, Roman Poet

Mystery, Mountains, Mouse, Silly, Will

109

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Life, Fate, Living, Today

109

"The greatest religions convert the world through stories."

"The greatest religions convert the world through stories."

Ben Okri, Nigerian Poet

108

"If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time."

"If we are a metaphor of the universe, the human couple is the metaphor par excellence, the point of intersection of all forces and the seed of all forms. The couple is time recaptured, the return to the time before time."

Octavio Paz, Mexican Poet

Time, Excellence, Metaphor, Universe

108

"Let the people who never find true love keep saying that there's no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die."

"Let the people who never find true love keep saying that there's no such thing. Their faith will make it easier for them to live and die."

Wislawa Szymborska, Polish Poet

Faith, Love, People, Saying

107

"Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man."

"Marriage! Nothing else demands so much of a man."

Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet

107

"All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination."

"All the best have something in common, a regard for reality, an agreement to its primacy over the imagination."

Wislawa Szymborska, Polish Poet

Imagination, Agreement, Reality

107

"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."

"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese Philosopher

Love, Work, Poet, Khalil Gibran

107

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