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

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a...

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a...

Love... It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

Love... It surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then...

The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then...

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.

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...

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...

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in...

I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in...

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

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

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 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...

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...

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

Work is love made visible. And if you can't work with love but only with...

Work is love made visible. And if you can't work with love but only with...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for...

If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for...

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the...

If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure...

If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure...

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.

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...