Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the...

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the...

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human...

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human...

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed...

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we...

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we...

Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan...

Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan...

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and...

Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and...

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it...

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it...

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of...

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of...

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with...

Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with...

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds...

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds...

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Love is trembling happiness.

Love is trembling happiness.

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you...

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you...

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing...

Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing...

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing...

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing...

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.

Our true reality is in our identity and unity with all life.