Verses from Of Reason & Knowledge (Kahlil Gibran)

Know your own true worth, and you shall not perish.

Reason is your light and your beacon of Truth.  Reason is the source of Life.  God has

given you knowledge, so that by its light you may not only worship him, but also see

yourself in your weakness and strength.

Each day look into your conscience and amend your fault; if you fail this duty you

will be untrue to the Knowledge and Reason that are within you.

Keep a watchful eye over yourself as if you were your own enemy; for you cannot

learn to govern yourself, unless you first learn to govern your own passions and obey

the dictates of your conscience.