The Prophet

"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."

"Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone."

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

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

"Solitude is a silent rebellion against the ways of the world."

"All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart."

"Is not the lust for wealth a deeper thirst than the thirst for water?"

"Your children come through you but not from you."

"There are those who give little of the much which they have—and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome."

"For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed."

"The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness."

"Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself."

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

"Your joy is your sorrow unmasked."

"The lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul."

"Generosity is not in the giving of abundance from your plenty, but rather in the sharing of your sustenance in your scarcity."

"Like the ocean, life ebbs and flows."

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

"Your fear is mostly water. If you boil it away, you will see only the steam."

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

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

"Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self."

"And let your best be for your friend."

"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'"

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

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

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."

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

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

"Work is love made visible."