"It is not the image you would..." - Quote by Khalil Gibran
It is not the image you would see nor the song you would hear, but rather an image you see though you close your eyes and a song you hear though you shut your ears.
More by Khalil Gibran
“I use hate as a weapon to defend myself; had I been strong, I would never have needed that kind of weapon.”
“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you will find that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.”
“When you feel Jealousy is a sign that Love should have each other”
More on Perception
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.”
“They say love is blindness of heart; I say not to love is blindness.”
“The strong are strengthened by reverses; the trouble is that the true meaning of events scores next to nothing in the match we play with men. Appearances decide our gains or losses and the points are trumpery. And a mere semblance of defeat may hopelessly checkmate us.”
More on Inner Vision
“The aim of art is to project an inner vision into the world, to state in aesthetic creation the deepest psychic and personal experiences of a human being. It is to enable those experiences to be intelligible and generally recognized within the total framework of an ideal world.”
“My heart is so small it's almost invisible. How can You place such big sorrows in it? "Look," He answered, "your eyes are even smaller, yet they behold the world.”
“The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky.”