I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.
Khalil GibranRead
As the strings of a lute are apart though they quiver the same music.
Interpretation
Even if individuals are different, they can still create harmony together.
This quote by Khalil Gibran reflects on the nature of relationships and individuality, suggesting that although people may have their differences, they can contribute to a greater unity or harmony. Just as the strings of a lute produce beautiful music while maintaining their distinct characteristics, so too can human beings coexist and collaborate, bringing their unique qualities to form a richer collective experience.
In practice
This quote can be shared at a multicultural event to emphasize the importance of diversity.
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.
Be patient, for it is from doubt that knowledge is born.
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
God made Truth with many doors to welcome every believer who knocks on them.
Happiness is a vine that takes root and grows within the heart, never outside it.
Solitude has soft, silky hands, but with strong fingers it grasps the heart and makes it ache with sorrow.
To believe in Jesus is to accept what he says, even when it runs contrary to what others are saying. It means rejecting the lure of sin, however attractive it may be, in order to set out on the difficult path of the Gospel virtues.
I am neither virgin nor priest enough to play with the inner life.
There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications.
The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.
The world is the house of the strong. I shall not know until the end what I have lost or won in this place, in this vast gambling den where I have spent more than sixty years, dice box in hand, shaking the dice.
Immediately you will be perfect, you will become God.
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