The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something. – Muhammad Iqbal
The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer. – Muhammad Iqbal

The ultimate aim of the ego is not to see something, but to be something. – Muhammad Iqbal
The scientific observer of Nature is a kind of mystic seeker in the act of prayer. – Muhammad Iqbal
The possibility of a scientific treatment of history means a wider experience, a greater maturity of practical reason, and finally a fuller realization of certain basic ideas regarding the nature of life and time. – Muhammad Iqbal
People who have no hold over their process of thinking are likely to be ruined by liberty of thought. If thought is immature, liberty of thought becomes a method of converting men into animals. – Muhammad Iqbal
On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize Im not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships. – Eberhard Weber