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

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

Khalil Gibran

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light.
But it is night that raises them to the stars.

The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. But it is night that raises them to the stars.

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

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

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

Tortoises can tell you more about the road than hares.

Tortoises can tell you more about the road than hares.

Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.

Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give.

When I planted my pain in the field of patience it bore fruit of happiness.

When I planted my pain in the field of patience it bore fruit of happiness.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him.

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

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

Our worst fault is our preoccupation with the faults of others.

Our worst fault is our preoccupation with the faults of others.

You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.

You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.

All things in this vast universe exist in you, with you, and for you.

All things in this vast universe exist in you, with you, and for you.

I do not want you to hear that I LOVE you, but I want you to feel it without me having to say.

I do not want you to hear that I LOVE you, but I want you to feel it without me having to say.

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

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

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

Listen to the women when she looks at you, not when she talks to you.

Listen to the women when she looks at you, not when she talks to you.