Khalil Gibran
"Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert."
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"Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."
"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity."
"The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."
"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."
"A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?"