A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.

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

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

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for...

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life...

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life...

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,...

March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on,...

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human...

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human...

When you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when...

When you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when...

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth...

In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth...

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in...

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in...

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long...

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long...

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.

Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.

Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.

The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.