"I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art"

Kahlil Gibran is cautioning versus those who believe that yapping is the very same as being experienced, that being quiet is the same as being ignorant, which revealing affection is the very same as being creative. He is recommending that these are not always real, which there is more to knowledge, silence, and art than what is seen on the surface area. He is motivating us to look deeper and to acknowledge that knowledge can be found in silence, which art can be discovered in affection. He is also suggesting that we should not judge people based on their outside behavior, however rather on their inner qualities. He is motivating us to look beyond the surface area and to acknowledge the worth of understanding, silence, and art in all types.