And let it direct your passion with reason, that your passion may livethrough its own daily resurrection, and like the phoenix rise above its own ashes. Khalil Gibran More Quotes by Khalil Gibran More Quotes From Khalil Gibran When you are sorrowful, look again. Khalil Gibran death-of-a-loved-one condolences sympathy And when one of you falls down he falls for those behind him, a caution against the stumbling stone. Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone. Khalil Gibran judgement feet fall Conscience is a just but weak judge. Weakness leaves it powerless to execute its judgment. Khalil Gibran execution weakness judging And how shall you punish those whose remorse is already greater than their misdeeds? Khalil Gibran misdeeds greater judgement The saint and the sinner are twin brothers...one was born but the moment before the other. Khalil Gibran judgement saint brother He who does not prefer exile to slavery is not free by any measure of freedom, truth and duty. Khalil Gibran slavery truth doe Yesterday is ever jealous of...tomorrow. Khalil Gibran jealous judgement yesterday The shepherd will deny the diseased lamb in fear of the flock. Khalil Gibran shepherds lambs judgement What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless? Khalil Gibran naked judgement skins You are good when you are fully awake in your speech, Yet you are not evil when you sleep while your tongue staggers without purpose. And even stumbling speech may strengthen a weak tongue. Khalil Gibran purpose evil sleep For the first time the sun kissed my own naked face and my soul was inflamed with love for the sun, and I wanted my masks no more. And as if in a trance I cried, "Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks." Thus I became a madman. Khalil Gibran thieves soul blessed Man is like the foam of the sea, that floats upon the surface of the water. When the wind blows, it vanishes, as if it had never been. Thus are our lives blown away by Death. Khalil Gibran blow men life 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. Khalil Gibran body soul men Inspiration is in seeing a part of the whole with the part of the whole in you. Khalil Gibran seeing inspiration whole If aught I have said is truth, that truth shall reveal itself in a clearer voice, and in words more kin to your thoughts. Khalil Gibran voice wisdom truth You shall not dwell in tombs made by the dead for the living. Khalil Gibran tombs made Youth is a beautiful dream, on whose brightness books shed a blinding dust. Will ever the day come when the wise link the joy of knowledge to youth's dream? Will ever the day come when Nature becomes the teacher of man, humanity his book and life his school? Youth's joyous purpose cannot be fulfilled until that day comes. Too slow is our march toward spiritual elevation, because we make so little use of youth's ardor. Khalil Gibran wise dream beautiful I am bored with gabbers and their gab; my soul abhors them. . . . Is there any place where there is no traffic in empty talk? Is there on this earth one who does not worship himself talking? Khalil Gibran boredom soul talking The fool sees naught but folly; and the madman only madness. Yesterday I asked a foolish man to count the fools among us. He laughed and said, "This is too hard a thing to do, and it will take too long. Were it not better to count only the wise?" Khalil Gibran laughter wise men He who denies his heritage, has no heritage Khalil Gibran deny heritage
