By : Khalil Gibran 0 Likes
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.
By : Khalil Gibran
Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.
By : Khalil Gibran
No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
By : Khalil Gibran
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?
By : Khalil Gibran
Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.
By : Khalil Gibran
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.
By : Khalil Gibran
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
By : Khalil Gibran
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
By : Khalil Gibran