Khalil Gibran Quotes - Page 2

Lebanese - Poet January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. - Khalil Gibran

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Love, Romantic, Separation, Own, Depth

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. 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.

Sad, Heart, Truth, Look, Deep, Joy

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?

Friend, Mountain, Sometimes, Far Away

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

Gardening, Hair, Feet, Feel, Long, Play

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother. - Khalil Gibran

Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.

Faith, Brother, Pain, Lonely, Doubt, His

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. - Khalil Gibran

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Family, Children, You, Your, Living

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them. - Khalil Gibran

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

Experience, Long, Choose, Our, Them

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. - Khalil Gibran

Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Love, Separation, Own, Depth, Been, Hour

The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is. - Khalil Gibran

The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.

World, Eye, Human Being, Human, Than

I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.

Dreams, Dreamer, Without, Lord, Than

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

Inspirational, Love, Beauty, Truth, Only

Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge. - Khalil Gibran

Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.

Knowledge, Beginning, Perplexity

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

Life, Family, Children, You, Your, Came

Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be. - Khalil Gibran

Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

Love, Embrace, Every, Being, Slowly

Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.

Fear, Path, Perfection, Never, Blood

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. - Khalil Gibran

There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.

Joy, Reward, Who, Give, Those

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.

Me, Memory, Song, Together, You, Speak

Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow. - Khalil Gibran

Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.

Grow, Grass, Which, Volcano, Peak, Zeal

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.

Teacher, Wisdom, Wise, Mind, You, House

Your friend is your needs answered. - Khalil Gibran

Your friend is your needs answered.

Friendship, Friend, Your, Needs

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle. - Khalil Gibran

A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.

Wisdom, Knowledge, Worth, More, Little

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking. - Khalil Gibran

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

Faith, Heart, Thinking, Never, Will

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. - Khalil Gibran

Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.

Life, Politics, Body, Without, Liberty

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.

You, Joy, Need, Your, Days, Abundance

Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.

Pain, Moving On, Self, You, Sick, Your

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.

Children, Wisdom, Me, Laugh, Greatness

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