God has given us all an equal share in the glory of his works, as your prophet would have it.

How much beauty is the common possession of our race! Let us be thankful for it, Rustem, for indeed it is no small matter .-- But as to property, such as man may win or lose, that is quite a different matter.

We all start on the same race-course, and what you Masdakites ask is that lead should be tied to the feet of the swift so that no one should outstrip another; but that would be....

Well, well! Let us feast our eyes now on the marvellous beauty before us.

Look: What just now was the purple of this flower is now deep ruby red; what before was a violet gleam now is the richest amethyst.