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Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity spirit is light,
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"Rise above sectional interests and private ambitions... Pass from matter to spirit. Matter is diversity; spirit is light, life and unity"

- Muhammad Iqbal

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This quote by Muhammad Iqbal urges us to look beyond our very own interests and also ambitions and also to strive for something better. He is recommending that we need to relocate far from concentrating on product points and instead concentrate on the spiritual aspects of life. He is stating that product points are diverse as well as can lead to division, whereas spirit is a unifying pressure that brings light, life and unity. He is encouraging us to climb over our own rate of interests and ambitions as well as to concentrate on the better good. He is suggesting that by doing this, we can produce a much more unified and harmonious culture. This quote is a tip that we must strive to look past our own passions as well as passions and also to concentrate on the greater good. By doing this, we can create an extra unified as well as harmonious society.

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Muhammad Iqbal This quote is written / told by Muhammad Iqbal between November 9, 1877 and April 21, 1938. He was a famous Poet from Pakistan. The author also have 32 other quotes.

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