I would tell you more of Him, but how shall I? When love becomes vast love becomes wordless. And when memory is overladen it seeks the silent deep. Khalil Gibran More Quotes by Khalil Gibran More Quotes From Khalil Gibran Spring is beautiful everywhere, but it is more than beautiful in Lebanon. Spring is the spirit of an unknown God speeding through the world, which, as it reaches Lebanon, pauses, because now it is as at home with the souls of the Prophets and Kings hovering over the land, chanting with the brooks of Judea, the eternal Psalms of Solomon, renewing with the Cedars of Lebanon memories of an ancient glory. Khalil Gibran kingsbeautifulmemories The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven. Khalil Gibran heartsongsweet I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters. And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles. Khalil Gibran feethearthands Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. Khalil Gibran hard-timespainheart Yet the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness, And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream. And that that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space. 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 centre of his being, and moving not from love thought to love thought, nor from love deeds to other love deeds? And is not time even as love is, undivided and paceless? Khalil Gibran starsdreammemories The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remain hovering over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves. I am one of those who remembers those places regardless of distance or time. Khalil Gibran distancebeautifulchildren Would that I could be the peacemaker in your soul, that I might turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody. Khalil Gibran onenessmusicsoul The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you will find that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. Khalil Gibran inspirational-lovewisdomheart Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes. Khalil Gibran equalitygenerationsand-love Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do. Khalil Gibran generosityworkgiving He who requires urging to do a noble act will never accomplish it. Khalil Gibran accomplishnoble Marriage is like a golden ring in a chain, whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity. Khalil Gibran weddingmarriagelove Who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret? Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without a burden and an ache. It is not a garment I cast off this day, bit a skin that I tear with my own hands... Yet I cannot tarry longer. Khalil Gibran regretpainchildren Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. Khalil Gibran weddings-and-loveamazing-lovefinding-love The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities. Khalil Gibran greatnessstarsinspirational Lovers embrace that which is between them rather than each other. Khalil Gibran pumpkinembracelovers My friend, I am not what I seem. Seeming is but a garment I wear — a care-woven garment that protects me from thy questionings and thee from my negligence. The "I" in me, my friend, dwells in the house of silence, and therein it shall remain for ever more, unperceived, unapproachable. Khalil Gibran silenceidentityhouse I said to Life, I would hear Death speak. And Life raised her voice a little higher and said, You hear him now. Khalil Gibran voicespeaklittles Passionate love is a quenchless thirst. Khalil Gibran short-lovelove-youlove-is Out of my deeper heart a bird rose and flew skywards. Khalil Gibran eaglesheartspring
