My loneliness was born when men praised my talkative faults and blamed my silent virtues.
Khalil GibranPoverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation.
Khalil GibranWould that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.
Khalil Gibran