Fire and light compete today in the East. But there is a lot of green firewood in this fire, and there is a lot of smoke in that light.

Genius 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.

We can not understand each other, if every time we venture out we stick the feather of cocksureness in our caps. No, we can never wholly understand each other, and rise to the level of mutual esteem at least, if we do not invest in that fellow feeling that triumphs over class and creed and race and color.

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

The heart yields spontaneity; the mind bends to understanding.

I want to accept all the difficulties that face me in life with perseverance and patience.

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.