Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty; but we dread her silence and rush into the crowded cities, there to huddle like sheep fleeing from a ferocious wolf. Khalil Gibran More Quotes by Khalil Gibran More Quotes From Khalil Gibran You shall be free indeed when your days are not without a care, nor your nights without a want and a grief, but rather when these things girdle your life and yet you rise above them naked and unbound. Khalil Gibran grief depression night He who does not see the kingdom of heaven in this life will never see it in the coming life. Khalil Gibran kingdoms doe heaven I use hate as a weapon to defend myself; had I been strong, I would never have needed that kind of weapon. Khalil Gibran hate strong use Now I realize that the trees blossom in Spring and bear fruit in Summer without seeking praise; and they drop their leaves in Autumn and become naked in Winter without fearing blame. Khalil Gibran fear summer spring I came here to be for all and with all, and what I do today in my solitude will be echoed tomorrow by the multitude. What I say now with one heart will be said tomorrow by thousands of hearts. Khalil Gibran solitude heart today Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. Khalil Gibran motivational inspirational life Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt. Khalil Gibran self-confidence doubt people Everyone has experienced that truth: that love, like a running brook, is disregarded, taken for granted; but when the brook freezes over, then people begin to remember how it was when it ran, and they want it to run again. Khalil Gibran taken running love God has given you a spirit with wings on which to soar into the spacious firmament of Love and Freedom. Is it not pitiful than that you cut your wings with your own hands and suffer your soul to crawl like an insect upon the earth? Khalil Gibran cutting love hands The tears that you spill, the sorrowful, are sweeter than the laughter of snobs and the guffaws of scoffers. Khalil Gibran sad laughter tears The very strength that protects the heart from injury is the strength that prevents the heart from enlarging to its intended greatness within. The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven. Khalil Gibran being-strong song sweet Spare me the political events and power struggles, as the whole earth is my homeland and all men are my fellow countrymen. Khalil Gibran political struggle men I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end. Khalil Gibran love relationship life Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them. Khalil Gibran please advice people From a sensitive woman's heart springs the happiness of mankind, and from the kindness of her noble spirit comes mankind's affection. Khalil Gibran kindness spring happiness How can I lose faith in the justice of life, when the dreams of those who sleep upon feathers are not more beautiful than the dreams of those who sleep upon the earth? Khalil Gibran dream sleep beautiful You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts; And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered. Khalil Gibran heart peace thinking And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. Khalil Gibran mountain imagination inspirational If your knowledge teaches you not to rise above human weakness and misery and lead your fellow man on the right path, you are indeed a man of little worth and will remain such till Judgment Day. Khalil Gibran weakness fellow-man men There are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue; They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space. Khalil Gibran pain space spiritual
