Khalil Gibran Quotes

Khalil Gibran
Lebanese Poet
Born: Jan 6, 1883
Died: Apr 10, 1931
Heart Knowledge Life Love Truth You
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You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance. Khalil Gibran
You Joy Distress Would Abundance Days Also Pray Might Your Fullness Need
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires. Khalil Gibran
Dreams Those Visions Dreamer Without Lord Than Prefer Realized Among Humblest Desires
If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember. Khalil Gibran
You Remember Will Other Him Always Person Forget May Injure Injury
The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master. Khalil Gibran
Master Lust Guest Host House Comfort Becomes Then Thing
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed. Khalil Gibran
Art Step Concealed Toward Obvious
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. Khalil Gibran
Joy Pain Dash Poetry Deal Wonder Dictionary
I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end. Khalil Gibran
Time Shall Am Till Exist Existed End Behold Being Eternity Here
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
Heart Mind He Look Understand Person Achieved
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work. Khalil Gibran
Work Love You Better Distaste Only Leave Cannot Should Your
Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self. Khalil Gibran
Moving On You Physician Pain Sick Bitter Self Heals Within Which Much Your
I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art. Khalil Gibran
Art Silence Knowledge Ignorance Affection Imagination Those Chattering Hands Who Wash Imagine
Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes. Khalil Gibran
Love Equality Will Poverty Generations Learn Coming Woes
The person you consider ignorant and insignificant is the one who came from God, that he might learn bliss from grief and knowledge from gloom. Khalil Gibran
God Knowledge You Learning Grief Consider Insignificant He Learn Gloom Bliss Came Person Might Ignorant Who
Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms. Khalil Gibran
Me Knowledge Mother Atoms Incumbent Characteristics Minutiae My Self Self Know Very Subtleties
Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper. Khalil Gibran
Truth Exaggeration Lost Temper
You have your ideology and I have mine. Khalil Gibran
You Ideology Mine Your
Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love; love recompenses the adorers. Khalil Gibran
Love Heart Sacrifice Temple Sanctify To Love Body
When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies. Khalil Gibran
Enemies Our Counsel Another Reduce Turn Number
Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran
People Advice Resolved Others Pleases Most Them Ask Act Who
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking. Khalil Gibran
Me People Water Drinking Spring Easier Would Would-Be Tossed Well Dry Pass Were Than Stones Which Avoid Flowing Thirsty
Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood. Khalil Gibran
Fear Path Thorns Draw Corrupt Only Never Advance Perfection Advancing Halt Blood
Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. Khalil Gibran
Time Face Changed Has-Been Inspiring Advanced Unveiled Motion Exhilaration Been Transformed Us Set
What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you? Khalil Gibran
You Soul Fears Dream Restless Follows My Soul Between Come Difference Us Near Save
What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt? Khalil Gibran
Me World Toward Know Contempt Viewing
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