“We fear death, yet we long for slumber and beautiful dreams.”
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Famous Khalil Gibran Quotes
“If you are poor, shun association with him who measures men with the yardstick of riches.”
“Every man is two men; one is awake in the darkness, the other asleep in the light.”
“Love one another, but make not a bond of love.”
Source: Selected Short Works of Khalil Gibran
“Only once have I been made mute. It was when a man asked me, 'Who are you?'”
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
“How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.”
“Love is a gracious host to his guests though to the unbidden his house is a mirage and a mockery.”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
“They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“Why dispute what we shall be, when we know not even what we are.”
Source: The Madman
Source: The Prophet - Der Prophet
“Trickery succeeds sometimes, but it always commits suicide.”
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
“Tears have cleansed my eyes, and errors have taught me the language of the hearts.”
Source: A Tear And A Smile - Parables, Stories, and Poems of Khalil Gibran
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
Source: Selected Short Works of Khalil Gibran
“Friendship with the ignorant is as foolish as arguing with a drunkard.”
“Oh, Lord God, have mercy on me and mend my broken wings.”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
“Disagreement may be the shortest cut between two minds.”
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“Philosophy's work is finding the shortest path between two points.”
“Strange that we all defend our wrongs with more vigor than we do our rights.”
Source: The Madman
“The silence of the envious is too noisy.”
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
“You who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.”
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“Hate is a dead thing. Who of you would be a tomb?”
Source: The New Frontier and Sand and Foam
Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces
“Poverty hides itself in thought before it surrenders to purses.”
“Love prides itself not only in the one who loves, but also in the beloved.”