Khalil Gibran Quotes

Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Born: Jan 6, 1883
Died: Apr 10, 1931
Heart Knowledge Life Love Truth You
Related authors: Emily Dickinson Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Maya Angelou Ralph Waldo Emerson Robert Frost Sophocles T. S. Eliot Walt Whitman
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Khalil Gibran
Wisdom Teacher You Wise Mind Threshold Indeed Enter Rather Leads House Bid Does His Your Who
Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert. Khalil Gibran
You First Country Politician Oasis Parasite Then Asking Your Desert Zealous Second
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain? Khalil Gibran
Sometimes Valley Visible Those More Through Clearly Passing Hand Friend Mountain Than Far Far Away Much Inhabit Who Away Awe-Inspiring Nearer
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice. Khalil Gibran
Life Live Back Able Look Satisfaction Twice
If in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song. Khalil Gibran
Me You Together Memory Song Speak Meet Once Once More More Shall Sing Again Should Deeper Twilight
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
Love Rather Between Make Another Souls Shores Moving Your Sea Bond
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. Khalil Gibran
Mirror Beauty Gazing Itself Eternity
Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness. Khalil Gibran
Happiness Life Truth Kindness Truth Is People Everyday Life Everyday Our Share Content Same Us Teaches Deep
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Khalil Gibran
Inspirational Love Today Truth Obey Beauty Before Yesterday Our Bent Follow Obeyed Kings Only Only Love Kneel Necks
Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert. Khalil Gibran
Truth Truth Is Rebellion Spring Bleak Like Without Desert
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold. Khalil Gibran
Dreams Men Silver He Most His Gold Pitiful Turns Who Among
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. Khalil Gibran
Friendship Spirit Purpose Deepening Save
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Khalil Gibran
You Yourself Possessions Give Truly Little Your
Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being. Khalil Gibran
Beautiful Rights Human Being Others Noble Most Safeguarding End Human Being
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. Khalil Gibran
Wisdom Knowledge Worth More Idle Than Infinitely Little Much Acts
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
Truth You Heart Has-Been See Shall Delight Weeping Look Sorrowful Been Which Again Your
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
Wisdom Selfish Too Other Laugh Seek Weep Becomes Proud Ceases Itself Than Grave
Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. Khalil Gibran
Love Love Is Will Possessed Possesses Unto Nor Sufficient
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Khalil Gibran
Nature Gardening Long Hair Earth Winds Delights Feel Feet Forget Bare Bare Feet Your Play
Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.' Khalil Gibran
Truth Say Rather Found
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge. Khalil Gibran
Knowledge Beginning Perplexity
The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is. Khalil Gibran
Human Being World Eye Seem Makes Than Microscope Human Being Bigger Which Really
Your friend is your needs answered. Khalil Gibran
Friendship Needs Answered Friend Your
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 and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. Khalil Gibran
Work Love You Business Joy Better Made Sit Distaste Visible Those Temple Only Take Alms Leave Cannot Should Your Who Gate
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills? Khalil Gibran
Justice Political Political Power Power Neighboring Thousands Hills Itself Very Jails Where Then Lands Marches
Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do. Khalil Gibran
Me You Giving More Generosity Than Which Need
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