I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind;
yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
- Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house as a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.
- Kahlil Gibran
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
- Khalil Gibran
