Khalil Gibran

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am read more

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from those unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your read more

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

Life is weaker than death, and death is weaker than love.

Life is weaker than death, and death is weaker than love.

When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of read more

When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?