True up-bringing is restricted to two types of welfare; the welfare of the body and that of the mind.
Ameen RihaniLike matter itself, an ideal is mutable, but indestructible. It does not die; it only undergoes a change.
Ameen RihaniI want to accept all the difficulties that face me in life with perseverance and patience.
Ameen RihaniIgnorance and fear are twins whose mother is slavery and whose father is oppression, and the mentality of the whole family is that of slaves.
Ameen RihaniKnowledge 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 RihaniGenius everywhere is one. In the Orient and in the Occident the deep thinkers are kin, the poets are cousins, the pioneers of the spirit are the messengers of peace and good will to the world. Their works are the open highways between nations, and they themselves are the ever living guardians and guides.
Ameen Rihani