Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

Topics: Wisdom Quotes, Wise Quotes

The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but...

The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness; and knows that yesterday is but...

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and...

The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and...

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the...

The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the...

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the...

Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the...

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a...

Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

When you work, you fulfill a part of Earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when...

When you work, you fulfill a part of Earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when...

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.