Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.

Quote by Kahlil Gibran

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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...

Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds

Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.

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...

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving...

Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving...

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart

Love is blind deaf dumb and stupid. If I ever find that little turd I'm...

Love is blind deaf dumb and stupid. If I ever find that little turd I'm...

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only...

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only...

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor...

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor...

That deed which in our guilt we today call weakness, will appear tomorrow as an...

That deed which in our guilt we today call weakness, will appear tomorrow as an...

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...

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.

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...

The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but...

The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but...

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

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.

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...

And you would accept the seasons of your heart just as you have always accepted...

And you would accept the seasons of your heart just as you have always accepted...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

...now as we induldge, in things refined, we hide our hearts, from harder times...

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....

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to...

To be interested in the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to...