I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers. – Kahlil Gibran

Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931) was a Lebanese artist and philosophical essayist, novelist and poet. He immigrated with his parents in Boston in 1895 so his works are written in both Arabic and English language. His book of poetic essays called The Prophet (1923) achieved cult status among American young generations and it is famous and often quoted even to this day.