Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the...

They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the...

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...

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of...

Any life, no matter how long and complex it may be, is made up of...

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...

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

Your friend is your needs answered.

Your friend is your needs answered.

If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.

If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.

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

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

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving...

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving...

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

Love has the power that dispels death; charm that conquers the enemy.

Love has the power that dispels death; charm that conquers the enemy.

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that...

Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that...

Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.

Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.

He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.

He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy.

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy

I too have known joy and sadness, and, on the whole, I prefer joy

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

For what is love itself, for the one we love best? - an enfolding of...

Shared sorrow is half sorrow

Shared sorrow is half sorrow