“Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.”

— Kahlil Gibran · Life quote

Writer and poet · 1883 – 1931

Lebanese-American writer and poet, best known for The Prophet (1923), one of the best-selling books of all time.

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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.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.

Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.

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