He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Philosophy began when man ate the produce of the earth and suffered indigestion. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
In the autumn I gathered all my sorrows and buried them in my garden. And when April returned and spring came to… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another, and no sunrise finds us where left… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
How can I lose faith in the justice of life, when the dreams of those who sleep upon feathers are not more… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Sow a seed and the earth will yield you a flower. Dream your dream to the sky and it will bring you… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Spare me the political events and power struggles, as the whole earth is my homeland and all men are my fellow countrymen. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
You work that you may keep peace with the earth and the soul of the earth. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
And you receivers - and you are all receivers - assume no weight of gratitude, lest you lay a yoke upon yourself… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and traditions; but… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And what is… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Cover me with soft earth, and let each handful be mixed With seeds ofjasmine, lilies, and myrtle; and when they Grow above… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Marriage is the union of two divinities that a third might be born on earth. It is the union of two souls… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
In every aspect of the day Jesus was aware of the Father. He beheld Him in the clouds and in the shadows… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
You are good when you strive to give of yourself. Yet you are not evil when you seek gain for yourself. For… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
The first glance from the eyes of the beloved is like the spirit that moved upon the face of the waters, giving… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Solitude is a silent storm that breaks down all our dead branches; yet it sends our living roots deeper into the living… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Have you not heard of the man who was digging in the earth for roots and found a treasure? — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair,… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
I am bored with gabbers and their gab; my soul abhors them. . . . Is there any place where there is… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
If you are poor, shun association with him who measures men with the yardstick of riches. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Seek ye counsel of the aged for their eyes have looked on the faces of the years and their ears have hardened to the… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Only once have I been made mute. It was when a man asked me, 'Who are you?' — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, But rather a heart… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
I have never agreed with my other self wholly. The truth of the matter seems to lie between us. — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
“That which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space” — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
“The veil that clouds your eyes shall be lifted by the hands that wove it, And the clay that fills your ears shall be… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
