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

“If you’re in the luckiest one percent of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99 percent.”

Our family is a circle of strength and love, with every birth and every union, the circle will grow, every joy shared adds more love, every crisis faced together, makes the circle stronger.

“Dignity is not negotiable. Dignity is the honor of the family.”

Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.

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

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

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

“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”

“Live and act within the limit of your knowledge and keep expanding it to the limit of your life.”

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

“A friend who understands your tears is much more valuable than a lot of friends who only know your smile.”

If your goals set you apart from the crowd. Stay alone.

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More from Bright Star

Marriage is a Three-Ring Circus: Engagement Ring, Wedding Ring, and SuffeRing.

“To me, beauty is natural beauty. If you’re naturally yourself, you’re beautiful.”

Chichen Itza, Mexico (7 Wonders of the World)

“There are certain people who make the world a better place just by being in it. You are one of those people. I love you my friend.”

“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.”

Bern, Switzerland

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