Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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

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

No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the...

No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the...

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask...

Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask...

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is...

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is...

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in...

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in...

The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old...

The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old...

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it...

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it...

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...

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with...

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with...

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you, or a zealous...

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you, or a zealous...

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.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me...

What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me...

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you...

I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you...

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it...

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it...

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...

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...

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.