"You see but your shadow when you..." - Quote by Khalil Gibran
You see but your shadow when you turn your back to the sun.
More by Khalil Gibran
“We shall never understand one another until we reduce the language to seven words.”
“There are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.”
“I discovered the secret of the sea in meditation upon a dewdrop.”
More on Perception
“The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.”
“The dialogue between what's going on in the world and what's going on internally seems to be a natural thing - well, it's natural to me, anyway, to have these thoughts.”
“Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.”
More on Self Awareness
“I'm in no condition to drive...wait! I shouldn't listen to myself, I'm drunk!”
“The strength of any weakness within us is the degree to which it is feared.”
“That's why the army sends all its future generals to what we call "charm school." As soon as you are a general, people think that you know everything. You think yourself that you have become omniscient and omnipotent. Be careful, because people want to do everything they can to please the general, and you need to guard against this.”