Kahlil Gibran

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

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

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

“Work is love made visible.”

“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.”

“Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.”

“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.”

“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.”

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.”

“Let there be spaces in your togetherness.”

“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.”

“Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.”

“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.”

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

“I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.”

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

“Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.”

“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”

“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.”