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 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 wifehusbandheart Our God, who art our winged self, it is thy will in us that willeth. Khalil Gibran selfnightart 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 secretfireheart The best love come from the heart, not from the mouth. Khalil Gibran best-lovemouthsheart When you have grasped a problem clearly, face it with resolution, for that is the way of the strong. Khalil Gibran strongdeterminationway The sea that calls all things unto her cals me, and I must embark. Khalil Gibran leavingall-thingssea 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 ignorancewisefall 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 truthevilmen O love, whose lordly hand Khalil Gibran winestrongheart 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 halflifemoving No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver. Khalil Gibran motivationalinspirationallife 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 madsecretmean How narrow is the vision that exalts the busyness of the ant above the singing of the grasshopper. Khalil Gibran singingvisionants Poetry is not the opinion stated. It is a song that appears instead of a bloody wound or a smiling mouth. Khalil Gibran inspiring-lovemouthssong 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-friendsboardsfriendship 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 freedomdreamsleep God has made many doors opening into truth which He opens to all who knock upon them with hands of faith. Khalil Gibran truthdoorshands What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you? Khalil Gibran sadcutelove Strange that creatures without backbones have the hardest shells. Khalil Gibran shellsstrangeinspirational 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 burningsolitudejoy
