“ You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts ”
Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923). copy citation
| Author | Kahlil Gibran |
|---|---|
| Source | The Prophet |
| Topic | thought peace talking |
| Date | 1923 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | The Prophet |
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| Weblink | https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Prophet_(Gibran) |
Context
“And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. And then a scholar said, Speak of Talking. And he answered, saying: You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered. For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words many indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly. There are those among you who seek the talkative through fear of being alone.”
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