"Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking." ― Khalil Gibran Topic(s): Society Tags: faith, oasis More From Khalil Gibran "A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle." "When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?" "Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain." More In Society "Once the fabric of a just society is undone, it takes generations to weave it back together."― Deepak Chopra "Others think it the responsibility of scientists to coerce the rest of society, because they have the power that derives from special knowledge."― John Charles Polanyi "And the truth is, those who are terrorists only have to succeed once, and those of us who are trying to build an inclusive society have to succeed every time."― David Miliband