Quotes by Kahlil Gibran
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.
Gibran, Kahlil
Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself... You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
Gibran, Kahlil
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
Gibran, Kahlil
When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.
Gibran, Kahlil
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
Gibran, Kahlil
If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.
Gibran, Kahlil
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Gibran, Kahlil
Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.
Gibran, Kahlil
Much of your pain is self-chosen.
Gibran, Kahlil
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.
Gibran, Kahlil
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Gibran, Kahlil