I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

Topics: Freedom Quotes, Madness Quotes, Safety Quotes

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...

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.

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and...

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and...

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.

Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me,...

Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me,...

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...

That deed which in our guilt we today call weakness, will appear tomorrow as an...

That deed which in our guilt we today call weakness, will appear tomorrow as an...

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love...

It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love...

The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but...

The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but...

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

Oh, heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,...

Oh, heart, if one should say to you that the soul perishes like the body,...

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.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow...

Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow...

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only...

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only...

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.

You can't give people pride, but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes...

You can't give people pride, but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes...

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity.

Ur pride and self-importance are European, while our development and actions are Asiatic.

Ur pride and self-importance are European, while our development and actions are Asiatic.