Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.

Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the corner - stone is laid and memorial tablets are erected

Only after many trials for strength,
Only when all stimulants fail,
Does the aspiring soul
By its own sheer power
Find the divine
By resting upon itself.

To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire--
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.

[Abbas laid the cornerstone for a new Arafat memorial, even as he acknowledged that his predecessor had no wish for a grandiose building.] He had no dreams of having a palace in Palestine but only to have a grave in Jerusalem, ... God willing, he will be buried in Jerusalem.

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.