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

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

Never regret being a good person, to the wrong people. Your behavior says everything about you, and their behavior says enough about them.

“Life has no limitations, except the ones you make.”

“You only live one but if you do it right, once is enough.”

Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

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

“Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.”

To the world, you are a mother, to your family you are the world.

“We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.”

“The only person you should strive to be better than, is the person you were yesterday. ”

“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”

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Never Hide your bad side to make someone stay, show your bad side and see who can stay

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

Which number is spell in an alphabetical order ?

I am the beginning of everything, the end of everywhere. I am the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. What am I?

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. 

What can you hear, but not see or touch, even though you control it?

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