Persian – Quotes

I have just been

I have just been given a very engaging Persian kitten… and his opinion is that I have been given to him. Evelyn Underhill

I used to collect

I used to collect Persian rugs and real estate – you should be able to walk on and live in your money. I had to give up the rugs because I’m allergic to mould. Eric Idle

For the Platonic or Aristotelian philosophy, it is of no importance whether Plato or Aristotle ever lived. For the mystical practice of an Indian, Persian, Chinese, or Neo-Platonic mystic it is a matter of indifference whether Rama, Buddha, Laotse, or Porphyrius are myths or not. The mystic has no personal relation to them. It is … Read more

The German huts, open

The German huts, open on every side to the eye of indiscretion or jealousy, were a better safeguard of conjugal fidelity than the walls, the bolts, and the eunuchs of a persian harem. To this reason, another may be added of a more honourable nature. The Germans treated their women with esteem and confidence, consulted … Read more

To visit Morocco is

To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated Persian manuscript all embroidered with bright shapes and subtle lines. Edith Wharton

The Persian\’s mind, like

The Persian’s mind, like his illuminated manuscripts, does not deal in perspective: two thousand years, if he happens to know anything about them, are as exciting as the day before yesterday. Freya Stark

Bismarck was a large

Bismarck was a large persian cat owned by Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale

Without my relatives, I

Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet. Firoozeh Dumas

Persian pussy from over

Persian pussy from over the sea demure and lazy and smug and fat none of your ribbons and bells for me ours is the zest of the alley cat Don Marquis

I think it’s only

I think it’s only in a crisis that Americans see other people. It has to be an American crisis, of course. If two countries fight that do not supply the Americans with some precious commodity, then the education of the public does not take place. But when the dictator falls, when the oil is threatened, … Read more