The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and traditions; but the birds live according to the natural law of God who causes the earth to turn around the sun.
Khalil GibranMany a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth.
Khalil GibranLife has two halves: one patient and one afire. Love is the fiery half. Make me, O Lord, food for the flames.
Khalil GibranAmong the hills, when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows - then let your heart say in silence, "God rests in reason." And when the storm comes, and the mighty wind shakes the forest, and thunder and lightning proclaim the majesty of the sky, - then let your heart say in awe, "God moves in passion.
Khalil Gibran