Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty; but we dread her silence and rush into the crowded cities, there to huddle like sheep fleeing from a ferocious wolf.
KHALIL GIBRANOur anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.
More Khalil Gibran Quotes
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The universe is my country and the human family is my tribe.
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The strong grows in solitude where the weak withers away.
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Our worst fault is our preoccupation with the faults of others.
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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
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There must be something strangely sacred about salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.
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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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Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future.
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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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If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.
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We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.
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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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If I accept the sunshine and warmth, then I must also accept the thunder and lightning.
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Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.
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Love is timeless. Death does not separate the lover from the beloved.
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I do not want you to hear that I love you, but I want you to feel it without me having to say.
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