Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not...

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not...

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing...

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing...

Love... It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

Love... It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan...

Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan...

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at...

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at...

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to...

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to...

Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.

Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Here I sit between my brother the mountain and my sister the sea. We three...

Here I sit between my brother the mountain and my sister the sea. We three...

Your friend is your needs answered.

Your friend is your needs answered.

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,...

Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.

Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.

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

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

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you...

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you...

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.

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by...

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by...

You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with...

You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with...

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

Laughter is a powerful way to tap positive emotions.

The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is...

The only cure for vanity is laughter, and the only fault that is laughable is...