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Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran, born on January 6, 1883, in Bsharri, Lebanon, was a celebrated poet, philosopher, and artist, best known for his timeless work “The Prophet.” Blending Eastern spirituality with Western literary traditions, Gibran’s writings explore profound themes of love, life, and spirituality, resonating with universal truths that have inspired millions worldwide. Gibran’s early life was marked by hardship, including emigration to the United States, where he pursued his artistic and literary education. Throughout his career, Gibran explored themes of identity, love, beauty, and the search for meaning, offering insights that continue to inspire readers to this day.

Beyond his literary achievements, Gibran was also a talented visual artist, with his paintings and drawings reflecting the same depth of emotion and thought found in his writing. . Khalil Gibran passed away on April 10, 1931, but his legacy lives on, inspiring people to seek truth, beauty, and understanding in their own lives.

  • “Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Your daily life is your temple and your religion. When you enter into it take with you your all.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” — 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.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “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.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Work is love made visible.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Rest in reason; move in passion.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house as a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “You have your ideology and I have mine. Your ideal is for a neighbor, mine is for humanity.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “To be able to look back upon one’s life in satisfaction is to live twice.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “March on. Do not tarry. To go forward is to move toward perfection.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Let not the waves of the sea separate us now, and the years you have spent in our midst become a memory.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The reality of the other person lies not in what he reveals to you, but what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don’t, they never were.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “To be able to look back upon one’s life in satisfaction is to live twice.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love is trembling happiness.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself. Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; For love is sufficient unto love.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “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.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; for love is sufficient unto love.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “To be able to look back upon one’s life in satisfaction is to live twice.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms without the aid of the seasons.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The timeless in you is aware of life’s timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today’s memory and tomorrow is today’s dream.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love is trembling happiness.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Love possesses not nor would it be possessed; for love is sufficient unto love.” — Khalil Gibran
  • “Your daily life is your temple and your religion.” — Khalil Gibran

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