Khalil Gibran

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.”

“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.”

“For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.”

“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.”

“When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.”

“March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection. March on, and fear not the thorns, or the sharp stones on life's path.”

“You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.”

“Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.”

“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”

“The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.”

“I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.”

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”

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

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

“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”

“Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.”

“If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.”

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

“The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.”