"The reality of the other person is..." - Quote by Khalil Gibran
The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.
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“Let there be spaces in your togetherness...just as strings of a lute dance alone though they quiver with the same music.”
“Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.”
“I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes.”
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“Time. It hangs heavy for the bored, eludes the busy, flies by the for young, and runs out for the aged.”
“Exploding many things under the name of trifles is a very false proof either of wisdom or magnanimity, and a great check to virtuous actions with regard to fame.”
“The reason a lot of people do not recognize opportunity is because it usually goes around wearing overalls looking like hard work.”