Kahlil Gibran

Disagreement may be the shortest cut between two minds.

Say not, "I have found the truth," but rather, " I have found a truth." Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths.

God made Truth with many doors to welcome every believer who knocks on them.

Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality.

Faith is an oasis in the heart which can never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

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

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

Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manefestation of nature agree to find new shapes.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.

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

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

Wczoraj jest tylko wspomnieniem, a jutro jest dzisiejszym snem.

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

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions.

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

The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility; never an opportunity.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself... You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. - from The Prophet

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. - from The Prophet

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

Your clothes conceal much of your beauty, yet they hide not the unbeautiful. And though you seek in garments the freedom of privacy, you may find in them a harness and a drain. Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your body and less of your raiment.

Kiedy żegnasz przyjaciela, nie smuć się, ponieważ jego nieobecność pozwoli ci dostrzec to, co najbardziej w nim kochasz.

Nie rezygnuj z nadziei, nie daj się ponieść rozpaczy z powodu tego, co się stało. Opłakiwanie tego, co nie wróci, co zostało stracone bezpowrotnie, jest najgorszą z ludzkich słabości.

Kiedy jesteście szczęśliwi, spójrzci w głąb waszych serc, a odkryjecie, że tylko to, co sprawiło wam ból, teraz sprawia wam radość.

 Odkryłem tajemnicę morza rozmyślając nad kroplą rosy.

Powiedzenia są bez znaczenia, jeśli nie staną się przyzwyczajeniami.

Sayings remain meaningless until they are embodied in habits.