“They say: 'If a man knew himself,he would know all mankind.'I say: 'If a man loved mankind,he would know something of himself.”
— Khalil Gibran“Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.”
— Khalil Gibran“When you love you should not think you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.”
— Khalil Gibran“For Reason, ruling alone, is a force confining; and Passion, unattended,is a flame that burns to its own destruction.”
— Khalil Gibran“It takes two of us to discover truth: one to utter it and one to understand it.”
— Khalil GibranOut of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
— Khalil GibranYour living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life.
— Khalil GibranWe are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.
— Khalil GibranThe lust for comfort murders the passions of the soul.
— Khalil GibranLove knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
— Khalil GibranYour pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
— Khalil GibranYou give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
— Khalil GibranLet there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
— Khalil GibranBeauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
— Khalil GibranYour children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
— Khalil GibranThe 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 GibranTrust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
— Khalil GibranFaith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
— Khalil GibranWork is love made visible.
— Khalil GibranIn 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 GibranThe deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
— Khalil GibranHearts united in pain and sorrow will not be separated by joy and happiness. Bonds that are woven in sadness are stronger than the ties of joy and pleasure.
— Khalil GibranFriendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
— Khalil GibranTo be emotionless is not to be without feelings, but to rise above them in a way that allows clarity of thought and action.
— Khalil Gibran