"When your friend speaks his mind you fear……" — Khalil Gibran

When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in… - Khalil Gibran

"When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the 'nay' in your own mind, nor do you withhold the 'ay. And when he is silent your heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, all thoughts, all desires, all expectations are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed. When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain."

— Khalil Gibran

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