The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather what he does not say.

Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet and philosopher, expresses this profound insight in his masterpiece 'The Prophet'. He suggests that a person's true nature is revealed more through silence and what remains unsaid than through explicit statements. This reflects his broader mystical approach to understanding human nature and communication.