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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.

— Mikha'il Na'ima The Book of Mirdad (1948)

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Whoever cannot find a temple in his heart, the same can never find his heart in any temple.

The Book of Mirdad (1948)

Love is the only freedom from attachment. When you love everything, you are attached to nothing.

The Book of Mirdad (1948)

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

The Book of Mirdad (1948)

Ask not of things to shed their veils. Unveil yourselves, and things will be unveiled.

The Book of Mirdad (1948)

Often you shall think your road impassable, sombre and companionless. Have will and plod along; and round each curve you shall find a new companion.

The Book of Mirdad (1948)

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