And if you sing though as angels, and love not the singing, you muffle man's ears to the voices of the day and the voices of the night. Khalil Gibran More Quotes by Khalil Gibran More Quotes From Khalil Gibran When you feel Jealousy is a sign that Love should have each other Khalil Gibran should should-have feels We fear death, yet we long for slumber and beautiful dreams. Khalil Gibran beautiful beauty death The most wonderful thing, Mary, is that you and I are always walking together, hand in hand, in a strangely beautiful world, unknown to other people. We both stretch one hand to receive from Life - and Life is generous indeed. Khalil Gibran beautiful hands people Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents. Khalil Gibran turns despise wisdom This for God and this for myself; Khalil Gibran my-soul body soul Let your home be you mast and not your anchor. Khalil Gibran contemplation anchors home You work that you may keep peace with the earth and the soul of the earth. Khalil Gibran soul earth work Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow. Khalil Gibran volcanoes doe attitude Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation. Khalil Gibran poverty greatness faces As one's gifts increase, his friends decrease. Khalil Gibran decrease increase friends For what is prayer but the expansion of your self into the living ether? Khalil Gibran expansion self prayer Love is life sharing, not for hurt, Love is alive both not ambiguous. Love is whole life, not an affair. Khalil Gibran alive hurt love-is For life goes not backward, nor tarries with yesterday. Khalil Gibran bows-and-arrows parenting yesterday When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. Khalil Gibran yield may wings Your house shall be not an anchor but a mast It shall not be a glistening film that covers a wound, but an eyelid that guards the eye. Khalil Gibran anchors eye house That which seems most feeble and bewildered in you is the strongest and most determined. Is it not your breath that has erected and hardened the structure of your bones? Khalil Gibran bones structure determined It was in my heart to help a little because I was helped much. Khalil Gibran heart helping littles Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. Khalil Gibran drink silence rivers The voice of life in me cannot reach the ear of life in you; but let us talk that we may not feel lonely. Khalil Gibran voice lonely talking if you cannot but weep when your soul summons you to prayer, she should spur you again and yet again, though weeping, until you shall come laughing Khalil Gibran soul prayer laughing
