Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.
Kahlil Gibran
(1883 - 1931)
Source: The Prophet: 26 poetic essays, Page: 16 (On Marriage)
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