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

Easy is to judge the mistakes of others. Difficult is to realize your own mistakes.

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

A Friends Feeling About Life and Happiness, Who is heading towards 80

 “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness…

The brightest stars are those who shine for the benefit of others

“Show your anger when needed. People need to know what irritates you and what doesn’t. But, crucially, remain internally calm. Your anger is only a tool. Don’t become its puppet.”

“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.”

“When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen you may learn something new.”

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

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

“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive.”

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Can you name three consecutive days without using the words Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Sunday?

“Any alleged right of one man, which necessitates the violation of the rights of another isn’t and can’t be a right.”

Teacher: How old is your mother?

Be Happy Be Yourself, if others don’t like it, then let them be. Happiness is a choice. Life isn’t about pleasing everybody. 

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

“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.”

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