Then an old man, a keeper of an inn, said, Speak to us of Eating and Drinking. And he said: Would that you could live on the fragrance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light. But since you must kill to eat, and rob the newly born of its mother's milk to quench your thirst, let it...

Speak to us of Religion." And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, And that which is neither deed nor reflection, but a wonder and a surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone or tend the loom? Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? Who can spread his hours before him, saying, "This for God and this for myself; This for my soul, and this other for my body?

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Page 61 This for God and this for myself; This for my soul and this other for my body"? All your hours are wings they beat through space from self to self. He who wears his morality but as his best garment were better naked. The wind and the sun will tear no holes in his skin. And he who defines his conduct by ethics imprisons his song-bird in a cage. The freest song comes not through bars and wires. And he to whom worshipping is a window, to open but also to shut, has not yet visited the house of his soul... Appears in 18 books from 1927-2007

Page 70 A large room, like a county ball-room, with glass chandeliers, carpeted with common carpet, all but a space at the entrance, railed off for shoes ; the Caaba and pulpit at one end ; over the niche, a crescent painted ; and over the entrance door a crescent, an Arabic inscription, and the royal arms of England ! A fat jolly Mollah looked amazed as I ascended the steps ; but when I touched my forehead and said, Appears in 8 books from 1875-2006

Page 70 Caaba and pulpit at one end ; over the niche, a crescent painted ; and over the entrance door a crescent, an Arabic inscription, and the royal arms of England ! A fat jolly Mollah looked amazed as I ascended the steps ; but when I touched my forehead and said, ' Salaam Aleikoom ', he laughed and said, ' Salaam, Salaam, come in, come in. Appears in 12 books from 1875-2006

Page 61 And an old priest said, Speak to us of Religion. And he said: Have I spoken this day of aught else? Is not religion all deeds and all reflection, And that which is neither deed nor reflection, but a wonder and a surprise ever springing in the soul, even while the hands hew the stone or tend the loom? Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? Who can spread his... Appears in 15 books from 1923-2007

Page 81 ... sea, Girl, girl, the reed-bed girl, the reed-bed is made-up, The reed-bed is made for me On which to sleep. Girl, girl, the reed-bed girl, the reed-bed is made-up The reed-bed is made for me On which to sleep. Daar Kom die Alabama Daar kom Alabama, Alabama kom oor die see, Daar kom Alabama, Alabama kom oor die see, Nooi, nooi, die riet-kooi nooi, die rietkooi is gemaak, Die rietkooi is vir my gemaak, Om daarop te slaap Nooi, nooi, die riet-kooi nooi, die rietkooi is gemaak, Die rietkooi is vir... Appears in 6 books from 1964-2006

Page 35 ... could live on the fragrance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light. But since you must kill to eat, and rob the newly born of its mother's milk to quench your thirst, let it then be an act of worship. And let your board stand an altar on which the pure and the innocent of forest and plain are sacrificed for that which is purer and still more innocent in man. Appears in 10 books from 1931-2007

Page 117 - ... themselves. A loud round of applause greeted this effort. The next item was a similar exhibition, but with curved swords, and to six-eight time. The gambols were all thoroughly in unison, and the men seemed to be attempting to hack off their hands. One or two were actually wounded, and they... Appears in 3 books from 1999-2006

Page 24 Khoikhoi would be broken on a wheel, with the 'coup de grace'. Killing a white would elicit the same punishment without the coup de grace, and in particularly violent cases this would be preceded by tearing eight pieces of the unfortunate slave's flesh away with red-hot pincers. When the victim was the slave's own master, even this was not enough. The condemned man would be impaled on a stake driven up his anus and left to die. If he were lucky, he would become unconscious in about two days. Appears in 4 books from 1983-2006

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