“ Man's needs change, but not his love, nor his desire that his love should satisfy his needs. ”
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923). copy citation
| Author | Kahlil Gibran |
|---|---|
| Source | The Prophet |
| Topic | change love |
| Date | 1923 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | The Prophet |
| Note | |
| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Prophet_(Gibran) |
Context
“If aught I have said is truth, that truth shall reveal itself in a clearer voice, and in words more kin to your thoughts. I go with the wind, people of Orphalese, but not down into emptiness;And if this day is not a fulfilment of your needs and my love, then let it be a promise till another day. Man's needs change, but not his love, nor his desire that his love should satisfy his needs. Know therefore, that from the greater silence I shall return. The mist that drifts away at dawn, leaving but dew in the fields, shall rise and gather into a cloud and then fall down in rain. And not unlike the mist have I been.”
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