78 Quotes by Ameen Rihani

Freedom of the Spirit is the cornerstone of all freedom.

In the Lakes of Light, Love and Will, I would baptize all mankind.

I am the East. I have philosophies, I have religions, who would exchange them for airplanes?

... And if Europe gives Arabia a railway, Arabia gives Europe an idea - which I think balances the account.

Truth breeds power, and truth never perishes.

Breathless and unharmed, we emerge from the mazes of metaphysics and psychology where man and the soul are playing hide-and-seek.

Whether you were Moslem, Christian, Druze, or Israeli, remember, God protect thee, that religious fanaticism for political goals or political fanaticism for religious purposes is the worst kind of fanaticism.

The duties I ask of myself are obligatory for absolutely every individual, everywhere. Moreover, just as I recognize these rights and duties of others, I would like the others to recognize them form me as well.

The West for me means ambition, the East contentment. My heart is ever in one, my soul in the other.