They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price. – Khalil Gibran
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed. – Khalil Gibran
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. – Khalil Gibran
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. – Khalil Gibran