Our Phoenician ancestors never left anything they undertook unfinished. Consider what they accomplished in their days, and the degree of culture they attained. Ameen Rihani More Quotes by Ameen Rihani More Quotes From Ameen Rihani My American walking shoes are new, and my Oriental eyes are old. Ameen Rihani walking-shoes shoes eye ... And if Europe gives Arabia a railway, Arabia gives Europe an idea - which I think balances the account. Ameen Rihani europe ideas thinking Knowledge is one of our direst needs. But it is insufficient on its own. If knowledge was stripped from true up-bringing, it would increase man's strength, but not his morals. Ameen Rihani moral men needs True knowledge is power; but in order to feel at home with it, we must be constitutionally qualified. And if we are not, it is likely to give the soul such a twist as to deform it forever. Ameen Rihani home giving order The broader and higher aspects of life are international.... There is a goal towards which all nations gravitate, and there is a common ground upon which all nations meet. Ameen Rihani aspects-of-life goal common I want to accept all the difficulties that face me in life with perseverance and patience. Ameen Rihani perseverance faces want What is life without its angles of difficulty and defeat, and its tip of triumph and power? Ameen Rihani what-is-life triumph defeat If I had in me something that inspires people towards the good and raises them one step on the ladder of mental and spiritual progress, I want to show it by example, indication, and deduction, not by preaching, threatening, and conspiring. Ameen Rihani spiritual inspire people If I were capable of assisting someone, I would do it in a manner that would cause the person seeking assistance to work, so he assists himself. Ameen Rihani causes persons ifs You teacher, teach your pupils freedom in thought and deed, honesty in thought and deed, and tolerance in thought and deed. Ameen Rihani tolerance honesty teacher We must strive to form a comprehensive sublime nationalism whose first principal is national geographic unity and must strengthen this unity with deeds not with words. Ameen Rihani unity sublime deeds I proceeded in my national mission, seeking to pave the way for an understanding between His Majesty and the other ruling princes of Arabia. Ameen Rihani majesty arabia understanding I state the threefold purpose of my travels in Arabia: to see the country, to write about it and to be of some service to its people and their cause - that is what brought me from beyond the seas, from America. Ameen Rihani writing country america An object is great in proportion to its power of resistance to time and the elements. That is why we think the pyramids are great. But see, the desert is greater than the pyramids, and the sea is greater than the desert, and the heavens are greater than the sea. Ameen Rihani pyramids sea thinking No boundaries exist in our breast: We are free . Ameen Rihani no-boundaries breasts boundaries We have to dissolve all the denominations in order to form from them the greater denomination of the homeland. Ameen Rihani denominations form order The will is the spirit of perseverance, and perseverance holds clear success. Ameen Rihani perseverance clear spirit Training the will in trivial and grave matters increases its strength and flexibility, and enables man to constantly strive and persevere. Ameen Rihani training matter men Freedom of the Spirit is the cornerstone of all freedom. Ameen Rihani cornerstones spirit At this moment, my soul is in Lebanon, my heart in Paris, and my body in New York. Ameen Rihani paris new-york heart
