To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
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Talk not of banishment, for conscienceIs my judge and he will justify me
And protect me if I am innocent, and
Will deny me of life if I am a criminal.
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And yet who does not feel that very love, though boundless, encompassed within the centre of his being, and moving not form love thought to love thought, nor from love deeds to other love deeds?
Khalil Gibran
I stood there, and it was entertaining to my soul - my thirsty soul who had seen naught but the mirage of life instead of its sweetness.
Khalil Gibran
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.
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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?
Khalil Gibran
You would know the secret of death.
Khalil Gibran
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