"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself… . You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."

Hope

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Words carry weight, and Kahlil Gibran's insight into hope is no exception. It serves as a gentle reminder that amidst the chaos of modern life, timeless wisdom still holds the power to guide our decisions and clarify our values.

About Kahlil Gibran

Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. He was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published in the United States in 1923 and has since become one of the best-selling books of all time, having been translated into more than 100 languages.

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"You can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing?"

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"Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up."

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"A dream nurtured by daily toil will inevitably outshine a wish born of idle hope. In this truth lies the bedrock of all virtue."

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