The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

'Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon which your reason and your judgement wage war against your passion and your appetite.

Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody.

But how shall I, unless you yourselves be also the peacemakers, nay, the lovers of all your elements ?'

The Entrance Hall to the Inner Sanctuary of the Temple of Isis in Aswan Egypt.