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

In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past as that will only cause unnecessary resentment.

“We should respect all religions and just believe in peace, kindness and harmony.”

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

“When all the dust is settled and all the crowds are gone, the things that matter are faith, family, and friends.”

“Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge.”

“We never lose friends. We simply learn who the real ones are.”

You don’t have to defend or explain your decisions to anyone. It’s your life. Live it without apologies.

“Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.”

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.”

“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.”

“Characterize people by their actions, and you will never be fooled by their words.”

“War does not determine who is right — only who is left.”

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“If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren’t your friends.”

If 1=11, 2=22, 3=33, 4=44, 5=55, 6=66, then 11=?

How can you go 10 days without sleep?

“We should love, not fall in love, because everything that falls, gets broken.”

The best teacher in the world is that friend who teaches you everything 20 minutes before an exam.

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