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title: "4 Joy Greater Quotes By Kahlil Gibran"
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> [“And to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/and-to-the-open-handed-the-search-for-one-who-shall-receive-is-joy/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

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> [“Some of you say, 'Joy is greater thar sorrow,' and others say, 'Nay, sorrow is the greater.' But I say unto you,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/some-of-you-say-joy-is-greater-thar-sorrow-and-others-say-nay-sorrow/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/when-you-are-joyous-look-deep-into-your-heart-and-you-shall-find-it/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/when-you-are-sorrowful-look-again-in-your-heart-and-you-shall-see-2/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

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## More by Kahlil Gibran

> [Every thought I have imprisioned in expression I must free by my deeds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/every-thought-i-have-imprisioned-in-expression-i-must-free-by-my-deeds/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“It is to build a house with affection, even as if your beloved were to dwell in that house.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/it-is-to-build-a-house-with-affection-even-as-if-your-beloved-were-to/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/the-teacher-who-walks-in-the-shadow-of-the-temple-among-his-followers/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [We stood up and bade each other farewell, but love and despair stood between us like two ghosts, one stretching his wings with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/we-stood-up-and-bade-each-other-farewell-but-love-and-despair-stood/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“Oftentimes we call Life bitter names, but only when we ourselves are bitter and dark. And we deem her empty and unprofitable, but only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/oftentimes-we-call-life-bitter-names-but-only-when-we-ourselves-are/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“And what is fear of need but need itself?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/and-what-is-fear-of-need-but-need-itself/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“For God opens the doors of truth to him who knocks with the hand of faith”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/for-god-opens-the-doors-of-truth-to-him-who-knocks-with-the-hand-of/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [Who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret? Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/who-can-depart-from-his-pain-and-aloneness-without-regret-too-many/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“You are my brother and I love you. I love you worshipping in your church, kneeling in your temple, and praying in your mosque.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/you-are-my-brother-and-i-love-you-i-love-you-worshipping-in-your/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“You need not fear, my love, for never have the stars on high told what they know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/you-need-not-fear-my-love-for-never-have-the-stars-on-high-told-what/)

[Kahlil Gibrán](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/the-soul-walks-not-upon-a-line-neither-does-it-grow-like-a-reed/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“For if you should enter the temple for no other purpose than asking you shall not receive:”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/for-if-you-should-enter-the-temple-for-no-other-purpose-than-asking/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/for-even-as-love-crowns-you-so-shall-he-crucify-you-even-as-he-is-for/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/the-deeper-that-sorrow-carves-into-your-being-the-more-joy-you-can/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

> [“You are good when you are fully awake in your speech.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kahlil-gibran/you-are-good-when-you-are-fully-awake-in-your-speech/)

[Kahlil Gibran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kahlil-gibran/)

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