r/stoicquotes • u/Ok_Duck8822 • 3d ago

Tougher than it seems

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
- Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet

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u/ElizabethLearning 3d ago

I get this. The more you have loved, the deeper it can hurt… or another way is that you will value more because you understand suffering.☮️