How distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.
KHALIL GIBRANHow distant I am from people when I am with them, and how close when they are far away.
KHALIL GIBRANPerhaps time’s definition of coal is the diamond.
KHALIL GIBRANIf I accept the sunshine and warmth, then I must also accept the thunder and lightning.
KHALIL GIBRANObserve the wonders as they occur around you. Don’t claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
KHALIL GIBRANKeep 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 GIBRANI have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
KHALIL GIBRANFor life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.
KHALIL GIBRANBeauty 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.
KHALIL GIBRANMan struggles to find life outside himself, unaware that the life he is seeking is within him.
KHALIL GIBRANYou are far, far greater than you know – and all is well.
KHALIL GIBRANYour pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
KHALIL GIBRANWe are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.
KHALIL GIBRANWhen 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.
KHALIL GIBRANAll can hear, but only the sensitive can understand.
KHALIL GIBRANMen who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.
KHALIL GIBRANGenerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
KHALIL GIBRAN