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

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace,...

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace,...

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of...

The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of...

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray...

You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray...

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.

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.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on...

Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast. It shall not be a...

Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast. It shall not be a...

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...

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...

Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'

Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'

Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose...

Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose...

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

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

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...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

The perception of poverty as morally intolerable in a rich society had to await the...

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger....

No man can tell whether he is rich or poor by turning to his ledger....