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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March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,...

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,...

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at...

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at...

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 just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the...

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the...

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in...

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in...

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask...

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask...

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in...

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in...

By losing your goal, you have lost your way.

By losing your goal, you have lost your way.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.

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...

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

The chemist who can extract from his heart's elements, compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise,...

The chemist who can extract from his heart's elements, compassion, respect, longing, patience, regret, surprise,...

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in...

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in...

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.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a...

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a...

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

In everything, satiety closely follows the greatest pleasures.

One heartbreak is like a thousand lessons. Loving again is learning them.

One heartbreak is like a thousand lessons. Loving again is learning them.