Kahlil Gibran

"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself."

"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 love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."

"Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself."

"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 love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit."

"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."

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

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

"Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun."

"Your friend is your needs answered."

"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity."

"Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain."

"Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit."

"A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle."

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