"For thought is a bird of space,..." - Quote by Khalil Gibran
For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.
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“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.”
“The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and traditions; but the birds live according to the natural law of God who causes the earth to turn around the sun.”
“For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.”
More on Thought
“Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?”
“She was not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor did she desire it. Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.”
“We must keep our thought secret, and judge everything by it, while talking like the people.”