When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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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...

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving.

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.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give...

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give...

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit

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.

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...

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

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

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...

A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives...

A poet is a bird of unearthly excellence, who escapes from his celestial realm arrives...

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

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

You have your ideology and I have mine.

You have your ideology and I have mine.

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...

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

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

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds...

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds...

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

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

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.

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...

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

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