A man of distinguished, beautiful eloquence, and persistent, over pressing thought... Ameen Rihani was one of the foremost pioneers of modern illumination. He firmly believed in the significance of reviving the Arab spirit and protecting the freedom of thought and the freedom of human conscience.

No love is Love that subjugates the Lover. No love is Love that feeds on flesh and blood. No love is Love that draws a woman to a man only to breed more women and men and thus perpetuate their bondage to the flesh.

A man of distinguished, beautiful eloquence, and persistent, over pressing thought... Ameen Rihani was one of the foremost pioneers of modern illumination. He firmly believed in the significance of reviving the Arab spirit and protecting the freedom of thought and the freedom of human conscience.

The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face.

Take care that you hold not your priceless life so cheap as gold.

Love is the law of God. You live that you may learn to love. You love that you may learn to live. No other lesson is required of Man.

As you die continually when living. So do you live continually when dead; if not in this body, then in a body of another form.