“Some of you say, ‘Joy is greater than sorrow,’ and others say, ‘Nay, sorrow is the greater.’
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.”
More from Kahlil Gibran
“Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”
“Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.”
“It takes only two to create a truth, one to utter it, and one to believe it.”
“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are…”