“For feeling, not events, is to me the essence of history.”
“History is the essence of innumerable biographies.”
“Islamic conquest " the greatest historical event in the gates of greatness. No event resembles it in the history of East and West, the old history and the new one”
“Goodness, beauty, truthfulness, honesty, and being virtuous are the essence of the world. Whatever happens, the world will one day find this essence, for no one can prevent such an event”
“...that's the essence of me - I don't think, I feel - at best, I think-feel...”
“Events become feelings, feelings become events”