Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.
KHALIL GIBRANThe best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.
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Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.
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The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg.
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All can hear, but only the sensitive can understand.
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And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.
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In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans; in one aspect of You are found all the aspects of existence.
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Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.
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Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
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Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.
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Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death.
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The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.
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To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
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There must be something strangely sacred about salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.
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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
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Love is timeless. Death does not separate the lover from the beloved.
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Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
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