The Prophet, passage 556

The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light.

The Prophet, passage 396

And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit.

The Prophet, passage 235

For that which is boundless in you abides in the mansion of the sky, whose door is the morning mist, and whose windows are the songs and the silences of night.

The Prophet, passage 92

To rest at the noon hour and meditate love’s ecstacy;

The Prophet, passage 2

“His power came from some great reservoir of spiritual life else it could not have been so universal and so potent, but the majesty and beauty of the language with which he clothed it were all his own?”

The Prophet, passage 268

But a shapeless pigmy that walks asleep in the mist searching for its own awakening.

The Prophet, passage 275

So the wrong-doer cannot do wrong without the hidden will of you all.

The Prophet, passage 6

And in the twelfth year, on the seventh day of Ielool, the month of reaping, he climbed the hill without the city walls and looked seaward; and he beheld his ship coming with the mist.

The Prophet, passage 442

You are good when you are fully awake in your speech,

The Prophet, passage 247

And a merchant said, Speak to us of _Buying and Selling_.

The Prophet, passage 498

And it is yours to bring forth sweet music from it or confused sounds.

The Prophet, passage 146

And he who has deserved to drink from the ocean of life deserves to fill his cup from your little stream.

The Prophet, passage 154

Then an old man, a keeper of an inn, said, Speak to us of _Eating and Drinking_.

The Prophet, passage 446

Yet you are not evil when you go thither limping.

The Prophet, passage 155

Would that you could live on the fragrance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light.

The Prophet, passage 311

What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless?

The Prophet, passage 17

A voice cannot carry the tongue and the lips that gave it wings. Alone must it seek the ether.

The Prophet, passage 507

Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide?

The Prophet, passage 159

“By the same power that slays you, I too am slain; and I too shall be consumed.

The Prophet, passage 251

When in the market place you toilers of the sea and fields and vineyards meet the weavers and the potters and the gatherers of spices,--

The Prophet, passage 380

“No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.

The Prophet, passage 399

For what is your friend that you should seek him with hours to kill?

The Prophet, passage 364

Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquillity: For his hand, though heavy and hard, is guided by the tender hand of the Unseen, And the cup he brings, though it burn your lips, has been fashioned of the clay which the Potter has moistened with His own sacred tears.

The Prophet, passage 208

Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

The Prophet, passage 384

The musician may sing to you of the rhythm which is in all space, but he cannot give you the ear which arrests the rhythm nor the voice that echoes it.

The Prophet, passage 569

And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.

The Prophet, passage 321

And who is he that shall bring you to judgment if you tear off your garment yet leave it in no man’s path?

The Prophet, passage 353

Surely you would not honour one guest above the other; for he who is more mindful of one loses the love and the faith of both

The Prophet, passage 390

For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace.

The Prophet, passage 45

A noontide have you been in our twilight, and your youth has given us dreams to dream.

The Prophet, passage 615

And of the ancient days when the earth knew not us nor herself,

The Prophet, passage 206

Some of you say, “Joy is greater than sorrow,” and others say, “Nay, sorrow is the greater.”

The Prophet, passage 72

For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.

The Prophet, passage 170

Then a ploughman said, Speak to us of _Work_.

The Prophet, passage 586

Know therefore, that from the greater silence I shall return.

The Prophet, passage 168

And in winter, when you draw the wine, let there be in your heart a song for each cup;

The Prophet, passage 144

They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

The Prophet, passage 110

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

The Prophet, passage 546

Take the plough and the forge and the mallet and the lute,

The Prophet, passage 350

Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion, that it may sing;

The Prophet, passage 544

Your daily life is your temple and your religion.

The Prophet, passage 630

That whenever I come to the fountain to drink I find the living water itself thirsty;

The Prophet, passage 103

Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup.

The Prophet, passage 421

Yet the timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness,

The Prophet, passage 402

For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

The Prophet, passage 417

And an astronomer said, Master, what of _Time_?

The Prophet, passage 443

Yet you are not evil when you sleep while your tongue staggers without purpose.

The Prophet, passage 184

And all work is empty save when there is love;

The Prophet, passage 226

It lulls you to sleep only to stand by your bed and jeer at the dignity of the flesh.

The Prophet, passage 305

But while you build your sand-towers the ocean brings more sand to the shore,