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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We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life...

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life...

The earth is like a beautiful bride who needs no manmade jewels to heighten her...

The earth is like a beautiful bride who needs no manmade jewels to heighten her...

The voice of life in me cannot reach the ear of life in you; but...

The voice of life in me cannot reach the ear of life in you; but...

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?

If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?

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...

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...

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

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 ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to...

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to...

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth...

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth...

You have your ideology and I have mine.

You have your ideology and I have mine.

You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with...

You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with...

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he...

The significance of a man is not in what he attains, but rather what he...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals. I knew...

Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes...

Through the centuries, men of law have been persistently concerned with the resolution of disputes...

To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind....

To dream anything that you want to dream. That's the beauty of the human mind....