Quotes by Gibran, Kahlil

"The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply."

Gibran, Kahlil on simplicity
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"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

Gibran, Kahlil on suffering
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"Beauty in not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

Gibran, Kahlil on beauty
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"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror."

Gibran, Kahlil on beauty
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"The teacher gives not of his wisdom, but rather of his faith and lovingness."

Gibran, Kahlil on teacher
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"Say not, I have found the truth, but rather, I have found a truth."

Gibran, Kahlil on truth
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"Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children."

Gibran, Kahlil on wisdom
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"Work is love made visible. And if you can't 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 the people who work with joy."

Gibran, Kahlil on work
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"You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."

Gibran, Kahlil on children
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"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house as a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."

Gibran, Kahlil on comfort
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"Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem."

Gibran, Kahlil on contentment
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"And let the winds of the heavens dance between you."

Gibran, Kahlil on dance and dancing
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"My Soul is Heavy Laden with Its Fruits: 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"

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"Give and Take... For to the bee a flower is a fountain if life And to the flower a bee is a messenger of love And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving is a need and an ecstasy. - Kahlil Gibran "

Gibran, Kahlil on flowers
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"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hairs"

Gibran, Kahlil on environment   

"Your daily life is your temple and religion."

Gibran, Kahlil on religion   

"Solitude is the companion of sorrow as well as the companion of spiritual exaltation."

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"It is only when you are lost in your smaller selves that you seek the sky which you call God. Would that you might find paths into your vast selves."

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"The song that lies silent in the heart of a mother sings upon this lips of her child. --"

Gibran, Kahlil on mother   

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

Gibran, Kahlil on suffering   

"“Pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.""

Gibran, Kahlil on understanding