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I have arrived at the conclusion that the work of art is but a springboard for the individual intellect, acting as a mirror reflecting our desires and ambitions

— Ibrahim El-Salahi

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I never believe art as art for art’s sake

I believe the future is only a mirror that reflects to you what is within yourself, and takes you to yourself to start to mediate

If you are limiting yourself to what you know and use it to the maximum extent, then you will be rewarded with something else

I am not asking people to consider my suffering or endurance, just the imagery that comes out of it

Everyone is in travel continuously throughout time. I am one of them

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To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.

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The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.

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A wise man is cured of ambition by ambition itself; his aim is so exalted that riches, office, fortune, and favor cannot satisfy him.

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