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 Have you not heard of the man who was digging in the earth for roots and found a treasure? Khalil Gibran digging roots men Love has the power that dispels death; charm that conquers the enemy. Khalil Gibran conquer love enemy Where are you now, my beloved? Do you hear my weeping From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need? Do you know the greatness of my patience? Khalil Gibran greatness ocean needs Of time you would make a stream upon whose bank you would sit and watch its flowing. 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. Khalil Gibran dream time memories Men would bless you or curse you; Khalil Gibran hymns blessing men In a dream I saw Jesus and My God Pan sitting together in the heart of the forest. They laughed at each other's speech, with the brook that ran near them, and the laughter of Jesus was the merrier. And they conversed long. Khalil Gibran laughter dream jesus And is not time even as love is, undivided and paceless? But if in you thought you must measure time into seasons, let each season encircle all the other seasons, And let today embrace the past with remembrance and the future with longing. Khalil Gibran time love-is past He was gentle, like a man mindful of his own strength. In my dreams I beheld the kings of the earth standing in awe in His presence. Khalil Gibran kings dream men And what word is knowledge but a shadow of wordless knowledge? Khalil Gibran shadow knowledge Which of you would be silent - when all else sings together in unison? Khalil Gibran silence would-be together Reason without learning is like the untilled soil, or like the human body that lacks nourishment. Khalil Gibran soil body knowledge He who listens to truth is not less than he who utters truth. Khalil Gibran openness truth-is Reason is not like the goods sold in the market places--the more plentiful they are, the less they are worth. Reason's worth waxes with her abundance. But were she sold in the market, it is only the wise man who would understand her true value. Khalil Gibran abundance wise men One may not reach the dawn save by path of night. Khalil Gibran dawn darkness night Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations? Khalil Gibran occupation belief action Life is but a sleep disturbed by dreaming, prompted by the will; the saddened soul with sadness hides it's secrets, and the gay, with thrill. Khalil Gibran sadness dream sleep Let there be spaces in your togetherness...just as strings of a lute dance alone though they quiver with the same music. Khalil Gibran quiver togetherness space Only those beneath me can envy or hate me. I have never been envied nor hated; I am above no one. Only those above me can praise or belittle me. I have never been praised nor belittled; I am below no one. Khalil Gibran envy hate praise If winter should say, 'Spring is in my heart,' who would believe winter? Khalil Gibran heart spring believe The veil that clouds your eyes shall be lifted by the hands that wove it. Khalil Gibran eye clouds hands
