Khalil Gibran Quotes

Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?.. view

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The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master... view

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The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'.. view

By: Khalil Gibran

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls.. view

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The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply... view

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Sadness is but a wall between two gardens... view

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The person you consider ignorant and insignificant is the one who came from God, that he might learn bliss from grief and knowledge from gloom... view

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Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be... view

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Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation... view

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Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary... view

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If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved... view

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Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people... view

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Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain... view

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Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being... view

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Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity... view

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Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge... view

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When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight... view

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When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies... view

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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... view

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What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?.. view

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What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?.. view

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The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold... view

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Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight... view

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To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to... view

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To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice... view

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Time has been transformed, and we have changed.. view

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They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve... view

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There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward... view

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The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind... view

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We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them... view

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And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair... view

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

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Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation... view

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A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain?.. view

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A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle... view

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Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood... view

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All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind... view

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And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation... view

By: Khalil Gibran

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