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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Quote By Khalil Gibran

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran
Poet and Author of 'The Prophet'
Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet and author of The Prophet, fused East and West in spiritual, lyrical prose.
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In this beautiful metaphor, Gibran sees parents as instruments who launch their children into life. It speaks to loving support without attachment—guidance, not control.

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You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.
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Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever.
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Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love; love recompenses the adorers.
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