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Quote by Khalil Gibran
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. – Khalil Gibran

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Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills? – Khalil Gibran

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power
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Love… it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be. – Khalil Gibran

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My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking. – Christopher Meloni

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A person however learned and qualified in his lifes work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant. – Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Handsome means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered – and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesnt hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business. – Richard Chamberlain

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I am a thing of beauty. – Frank Sinatra

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