The appearance of things changes according to the emotions; and thus we see magic and beauty in them, while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves.
Weitere Zitate von Kahlil Gibran
Zum Autor"He who wears his morality but as his best garment were better naked.The wind and the sun will tear no holes in his skin."
"You may judge others only according to your knowledge of yourself."
"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts;And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime.And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered."
"Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams."
"Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof."
"A sense of humour is a sense of proportion."