Quotes by Kahlil Gibran
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.
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Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.
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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.
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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
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When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.
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The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
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What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?
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If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.
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You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
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When you have solved all the mysteries of life you long for death, for it is but another mystery of life.
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Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.
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The earth is like a beautiful bride who needs no manmade jewels to heighten her loveliness.
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Much of your pain is self-chosen.
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Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
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Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.
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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.
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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.
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Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.
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Faith, is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
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