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.
Almustafa (Kahlil Gibran)
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Prophet — On Friendship (1923); Complete sentence across two lines in Almustafa’s speech on friendship. Entire friendship section read to retain the comparison about absence and clarity. Public-domain English original, attributed to the fictional speaker and author.
- The Prophet — On Friendship (1923)
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