Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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You have your ideology and I have mine... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Sadness is but a wall between two gardens... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'.. view

By: Khalil Gibran

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If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?.. view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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