Khalil Gibran ✓

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[Wikipedia] Jubrān Khalīl Jubrān, usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist. He was also considered a philosopher, although he himself rejected the title. He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published in the United States i

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• True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist, Nor can it be hidden where it truly does. Anonymous Love possesses not nor… Anonymous
• The thirst of soul is sweeter than the wine of material things, and the fear of spirit is dearer than the security of the body. Body
• I am bored with gabbers and their gab; my soul abhors them. . . . Is there any place where there is no traffic in… Abhors
• There is a desire deep within the soul which drives man from the seen to the unseen, to philosophy and to the divine. Deep
• God created music as a common language for all men. It inspires the poets, the composers and the architects. It lures us to search our… All
• The fool sees naught but folly; and the madman only madness. Yesterday I asked a foolish man to count the fools among us. He laughed… Among
• When God created Man, he gave him Music as a language different from all other languages. And early man sang his glory in the wilderness;… All
• I once heard a learned man say, "Every evil has its remedy, except folly. To reprimand an obstinate fool or to preach to a dolt… Blind
• Braving obstacles and hardships is braver than retreat to tranquility. Adversity
• You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture.… Deserving
• Come with us to the field, or go with our brothers to the sea and cast your net. For the land and the sea shall… Bountiful
• A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success. Failure
• We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision. Abilities
• Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality All
• Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work… Alms
• Sorrow is too great to exist in small hearts. Creative
• We are the sons of Sorrow; we are the poets and the prophets and the musicians. Creative
• Life is weaker than Death and Death is weaker than Truth. Creative
• He who has not looked on Sorrow will never see Joy. [for without sorrow how would you know what joy is? Contrast provides peceptive clarity] Clarity
• The best of man is he who blushes when you praise him and remains silent when you defame him. Best
• The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you… Carves
• He is short-sighted who looks only on the path he treads and the wall on which he leans. Leans
• It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling. Basic
• Love is not without its flaws. The stronger the love, the more it tests you. Compassion and empathy will make true love persist. Compassion
• For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my… Became

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