Khalil Gibran
Libano
6 Jan 1883 // 10 Apr 1931
Poet
6 Jan 1883 // 10 Apr 1931
Poet
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The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master
The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is
Say not, �I have found the truth�, but rather, �I have found a truth�
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be
Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars
Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand
No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge
Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays