The Triad-Being descending towards the Mother-Sea.
Kahlil Gibran, 1923
It takes two of us to discover truth: one to utter it and one to understand it.
[ From Sand and Foam. Kahlil Gibran, 1926 ]
Once I filled my hand with mist. Then I opened it and lo, the mist was a worm. And I closed and opened my hand again, and behold there was a bird. And again I closed and opened my hand, and in its hollow stood a man with a sad face, turned upward. And again I closed my hand, and when I opened it there was naught but mist. But I heard a song of exceeding sweetness.
[ Sand and Foam ]
Those who give you a serpent when you ask for a fish, may have nothing but serpents to give. It is then generosity on their part.
[ Sand and Foam ]
Seven centuries ago, seven white doves rose from a deep valley, flying to the snow-white summit of the mountain. One of the seven men who watched the flight said: “I see a black spot on the wing of the seventh dove.”
Today, the people in that valley tell of seven black doves, who flew to the summit of the snowy mountain.
[ Sand and Foam ]
When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart, she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.
[ Sand and Foam ]