Become dust – and they will throw thee in the air; Become stone – and they will throw thee on glass
Sir Muhammad Allama Iqbal, was a poet, philosopher and politician, as well as an academic, barrister and scholar in British India
Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution
Islam is itself destiny and will not suffer destiny
Vision without power does bring moral elevation but cannot give a lasting culture
Nations are born in the hearts of poets, they prosper and die in the hands of politicians
Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity
A wrong concept misleads the understanding; a wrong deed degrades the whole man, and may eventually demolish the structure of the human ego
When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world
Do not trust the character of one who cannot control his temper
Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.
Better is the sinner who hath thoughts about God, than the saint who hath only the show of sanctity
No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers
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