More quotes by Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts;And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime.And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered."
"Your soul is oftentimes a battlefield, upon your reason and your judgment wage war against your passion and your appetite."
"Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”But I say unto you, they are inseparable.Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed."
"You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts."
"You give but little when you give of your possessions.It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."