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"How much more infinite a sea is Man? Be not so childish as to measure him from head to foot and think that you have found his borders."
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Mikha'il Na'imaWhoever cannot find a temple in his heart, the same can never find his — Mikha'il Na'ima
"Whoever cannot find a temple in his heart, the same can never find his heart in any temple."
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Mikha'il Nu'ayma, better known in English by his pen name Mikhail Naimy, was a Lebanese poet, novelist, and philosopher, famous for his spiritual writings, notably The Book of Mirdad. He is widely recognized as one of the most important figures in modern Arabic literature and one of the most important spiritual writers of the 20th century.
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"The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face."
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"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."
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"So think as if your every thought were to be etched in fire upon the sky for all and everything to see. For so, in truth, it is."
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"Logic is immaturity weaving its nets of gossamer wherewith it aims to catch the behemoth of knowledge. When Logic comes of age it strangles itself in its nets and then becomes transmuted into Faith, which is the deeper knowledge. Logic is a crutch for the cripple; but a burden for the swift of foot; and a greater burden still for the winged."
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"Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled."
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