And as a single leaf turns not yellow but with the silent knowledge of the whole tree. Khalil Gibran More Quotes by Khalil Gibran More Quotes From Khalil Gibran The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. Khalil Gibran stars light night The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is. Khalil Gibran vision eye world Desire is half of life, indifference is half of death. Khalil Gibran half desire life Your friend is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. Khalil Gibran thanksgiving love friendship A look which reveals inward stress adds more beauty to the face, no matter how much tragedy and pain it bespeaks; but the face which, in silence, does not announce hidden mysteries is not beautiful, regardless of the symmetry of its features. Khalil Gibran pain beautiful beauty Inspiration will always sing; inspiration will never explain. Khalil Gibran inspiration Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. Khalil Gibran silence rivers grieving When God threw me, a pebble, into this wondrous lake, Khalil Gibran circles depth lakes But you who walk facing the sun, what images drawn on the earth can hold you? You who travel with the wind, what weathervane shall direct your course? What man's law shall bind you if you break your yoke but upon no man's prison door? What laws shall you fear if you dance but stumble against no man's iron chains? And who is he that shall bring you to judgment if you tear off your garment yet leave it in no man's path? People of Orphalese, you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing? Khalil Gibran doors wind men God made Truth with many doors to welcome every believer who knocks on them. Khalil Gibran wisdom doors inspirational Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future. Khalil Gibran wedding beloved heart A traveller I am, and a navigator, and everyday I discover a new region within my soul. Khalil Gibran traveller everyday soul Do not be merciful, but be just, for mercy is bestowed upon the guilty criminal, while Justice is all that the innocent man requires. Khalil Gibran innocent-man compassion men Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. Khalil Gibran mirrors beauty love Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness. Khalil Gibran truth inspirational life Who among you does not feel that his power to love is boundless? And yet who does not feel that very love, though boundless, encompassed within the center of his being, and moving not from love thought to love thought, nor from love deeds to other love deeds? Khalil Gibran power love moving They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve. Khalil Gibran aggravation wisdom wise Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. Khalil Gibran twilight-zone prophet love And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Khalil Gibran marriage dance relationship No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. Khalil Gibran men lying knowledge
