Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children.
KHALIL GIBRANIf your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
More Khalil Gibran Quotes
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How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.
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Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.
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A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.
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Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn a slavery.
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He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly.
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Marriage is like a golden ring in a chain, whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity.
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Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.
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Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.
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And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.
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Let your best be for your friend.
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You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.
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Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
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Beauty is not a need but an ecstasy. It is not a mouth thirsting nor an empty hand stretched forth, But rather a heart enflamed and a soul enchanted.
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How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
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