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Khalil Gibran Quotes - Page 23

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

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

Love, Spiritual, Embrace

Only those return to Eternity Who on earth seek out Eternity.

Earth, Return, Eternity

Khalil Gibran (2015). “A Tear And A Smile - Parables, Stories, and Poems of Khalil Gibran”, p.20, Editora Dracaena

Seek ye counsel of the aged for their eyes have looked on the faces of the years and their ears have hardened to the voices of Life. Even if their counsel is displeasing to you, pay heed to them.

Life, Wisdom, Eye

Yea, death and prison we mete out To small offenders of the laws, While honor, wealth, and full respect On greater pirates we bestow. To steal a flower we call mean. To rob a field is chivalry; Who kills the body he must die, Who kills the spirit he goes free.

Respect, Flower, Mean

For in truth it is life that gives unto life-while you, who deem yourself a giver, are but a witness.

Giving, Giver, Witness

Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.38, Lulu.com

People of Orphalese, beauty is life when life unveils her holy face. But you are life and you are the veil. Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror.

Mirrors, People, Gazing

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth.

Wise, Wisdom, Truth

Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?

Music, Stupid, Heart

Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.42, Lulu.com

Let your bending in the Archer's hand be for gladness, for even as he loves the arrow that flies, so he loves also the bow that is stable.

Children, Archer, Arrows

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

The poet is a bird of strange moods. He descends from his lofty domain to tarry among us, singing; if we do not honor him he will unfold his wings and fly back to his dwelling place.

Dwelling Place, Wings, Bird

Braving obstacles and hardships is braver than retreat to tranquility.

Adversity, Hardship, Retreat

You are good when you are one with yourself. Yet when you are not one with yourself you are not evil. For a divided house is not a den of thieves; it is only a divided house. And a ship without rudder may wander aimlessly among perilous isles yet sink not to the bottom.

Evil, House, Thieves

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Wedding, Memories, Wind

Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.28, Lulu.com

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Inspirational, Life, Spiritual

To be closer to god, be closer to people.

People

He who defines his conduct by ethics imprisons his song-bird in a cage.

Song, Art, Philosophy

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?

Love, Cute, Sad

It is not a garment I cast off this day, but a skin that I tear with my own hands.

Hands, Tears, Skins

Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.10, Lulu.com

And when you were a silent word upon Life's quivering lips, I too was there, another silent word. Then life uttered us and we came down the years throbbing with memories of yesterday and with longing for tomorrow, for yesterday was death conquered and tomorrow was birth pursued.

Memories, Years, Yesterday

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter’s oven?

Inspirational Love, Grief, Wine

Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.48, Lulu.com

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Relationship, Marriage, Dance

Khalil Gibran “Selected Short Works of Khalil Gibran”, Library of Alexandria

Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.

Inspirational, Wisdom, Knowledge

Our God, who art our winged self, it is thy will in us that willeth. It is thy desire in us that desireth. It is thy urge in us that would turn our nights, which are thine, into days which are thine also. We cannot ask thee for aught, for thou knowest our needs before they are born in us: Thou art our need; and in giving us more of thyself thou givest us all.

Art, Night, Self

Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

Know, therefore, that from the greater silence I shall return... Forget not that I shall come back to you... A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me.

Wind, Silence, Littles

Khalil Gibran, “The Farewell XXVIIi”

The soul is an embryo in the body of Man, and the day of death is the Day of awakening, for it is the Great era of labour and the rich Hour of creation.

Men, Soul, Body

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