Your children are not your children.

They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.

They come through you but not from you,

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts.

You may house their bodies but not their souls,

For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,

but seek not to make them like you.

For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might

that His arrows may go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness; For even as He loves the arrow that flies,

so He loves also the bow that is stable.

— Kahlil Gibran

More Motivational, Inspiring Quotes

“Stress, anxiety, and depression are caused when we are living to please others.”

Silence isn’t empty. It’s full of answers

“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.”

Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. It’s a sign that you have big heart, and that you aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength. 

A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.

Do Not Compare Your Journey To Anyone Else’s

Tomorrow is a new day

“Don’t lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out.”

Failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of Success.

“Don’t make a habit out of choosing what feels good over what’s actually good for you.”

“The moment we cry in a film is not when things are sad but when they turn out to be more beautiful than we expected them to be.”

Successful people do what unsuccessful people are not willing to do. Don’t wish it were easier; wish you were better.

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What goes up and down but doesn’t move? 

I am not handsome but I can give my hand to someone who needs help… Because beauty is required in the heart, not in face…

Grandpa went out for a walk and it started to rain. He didn’t bring an umbrella or a hat. His clothes got soaked, but not a hair on his head was wet. How is this possible?

You are given 3 positive numbers. You can add these numbers or multiply them together. The result you get will be the same. Which are the numbers?

“The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.”

Every family has a person who breaks the chain of poverty, Be that person to your family.

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