Houses / Kahlil Gibran

THEN a mason came forth and said, Speak to us of Houses. 

And he answered and said: 

Build of your imaginings a bower in the wilderness ere you build a house within the city walls. 

For even as you have home-comings in your twilight, so has the wanderer in you, the ever distant and alone. 

Your house is your larger body. 

It grows in the sun and sleeps in the stillness of the night; and it is not dreamless. 

Joy And Sorrow / Kahlil Gibran

THEN a woman said, Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow. 

And he answered: 

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. 

And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. 

And how else can it be? 

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

Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven? 

Work / Kahlil Gibran

THEN a Ploughman said, Speak to us of Work. 

And he answered, saying: 

You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth. 

For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life's procession that marches in majesty and proud submission towards the infinite. 

When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music.

Eating And Drinking / Kahlil Gibran

Giving / Kahlil Gibran

THEN said a rich man, Speak to us of Giving. 

And he answered: 

You give but little when you give of your possessions. 

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. 

For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them to morrow? 

And to-morrow, what shall to-morrow bring to the over-prudent dog burying bones in the trackless sand as he follows the pilgrims to the holy city? 

Children / Kahlil Gibran

AND a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, Speak to us of Children. 

And he said: 

Your children are not your children. 

They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. 

They come through you but not from you, 

And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. 

You may give them your love but not your thoughts,

For they have their own thoughts.

Marriage / Kahlil Gibran

THEN Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, master? 

And he answered saying: 

You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore. 

You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. 

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. 

But let there be spaces in your togetherness. 

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. 

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:

Love / Kahlil Gibran

THEN said Almitra, Speak to us of Love. 

And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with a great voice he said: 

When love beckons to you, follow him, 

Though his ways are hard and steep. 

And When his wings enfold you yield to him, 

Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. 

And When he speaks to you believe in him, 

Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. 

The Jungle Book / Rudyard Kipling

Title: The Jungle Book 

Author: Rudyard Kipling 

Subjects: Fiction; Classic; Children; Adventure

Its a collection of stories from jungle in India. Its a story about Mowgli. Its a story about animals and jungle.

Metamorphosis / Franz Kafka

Title: Metamorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka 

Subjects: Fiction; Classic; Psychological 

Best known work of its own kind. The Metamorphosis tells the story of a man transformed into insect. Critics try to present different interpretations and still people to do so.