It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding; and to the open-handed the search for one who shall receive is joy greater than giving. Khalil Gibran More Quotes by Khalil Gibran More Quotes From Khalil Gibran If any of you would bring judgment the unfaithful wife, let him also weight the heart of her husband in scales, and measure his soul with measurements. Khalil Gibran wife husband heart Our God, who art our winged self, it is thy will in us that willeth. Khalil Gibran self night art Like sheaves of corn it gathers you unto itself. It threshes you to make you naked. It sifts you to free you from your husks. It grinds you to whiteness. It kneads you until you are pliant. And then it assigns you to its sacred fire, that you may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast. All these things shall love do unto you that you may know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge become a fragment of Life's Heart. Khalil Gibran secret fire heart The best love come from the heart, not from the mouth. Khalil Gibran best-love mouths heart When you have grasped a problem clearly, face it with resolution, for that is the way of the strong. Khalil Gibran strong determination way The sea that calls all things unto her cals me, and I must embark. Khalil Gibran leaving all-things sea My proof convinces the ignorant, and the wise man's proof convinces me. But he whose reasoning falls between wisdom and ignorance, I neither can convince him, nor can he convince me. Khalil Gibran ignorance wise fall He who does not seek advice is a fool. His folly blinds him to Truth and makes him evil, stubborn, and a danger to his fellow man. Khalil Gibran truth evil men O love, whose lordly hand Khalil Gibran wine strong heart Verily all things move within your being in constant half embrace, the desired and the dreaded, the repugnant and the cherished, the pursued and that which you would escape. Khalil Gibran half life moving No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver. Khalil Gibran motivational inspirational life Madness is the first step towards unselfishness. Be mad and tell us what is behind the veil of "sanity". The purpose of life is to bring us closer to those secrets, and madness is the only means. Khalil Gibran mad secret mean How narrow is the vision that exalts the busyness of the ant above the singing of the grasshopper. Khalil Gibran singing vision ants Poetry is not the opinion stated. It is a song that appears instead of a bloody wound or a smiling mouth. Khalil Gibran inspiring-love mouths song Your friend is your needs answered. He is your field which you sow with love and reap with thanksgiving. And he is your board and your fireside. For you come to him with your hunger, and you seek him for peace. Khalil Gibran real-friends boards friendship They tell me: If you see a slave sleeping, do not wake him lest he be dreaming of freedom. I tell them: If you see a slave sleeping, wake him and explain to him freedom. Khalil Gibran freedom dream sleep God has made many doors opening into truth which He opens to all who knock upon them with hands of faith. Khalil Gibran truth doors hands What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you? Khalil Gibran sad cute love Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells. Khalil Gibran shells strange inspirational My yearning is my cup, my burning thirst is my drink, and my solitude is my intoxication; I do not and shall not quench my thirst. But in this burning that is never extinguished is a joy that never wanes. Khalil Gibran burning solitude joy
