To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
KHALIL GIBRANTo understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
KHALIL GIBRANWisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.
KHALIL GIBRANThere must be something strangely sacred about salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.
KHALIL GIBRANHell is not in torture; Hell is in an empty heart.
KHALIL GIBRANGenerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
KHALIL GIBRANAnd ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
KHALIL GIBRANAnd God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.
KHALIL GIBRANYou may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept.
KHALIL GIBRANWisdom is not in words; Wisdom is meaning within words.
KHALIL GIBRANYou cannot judge any man beyond your knowledge of him, and how small is your knowledge.
KHALIL GIBRANMen who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.
KHALIL GIBRANPrayer is the song of the heart. It reaches the ear of God even if it is mingled with the cry and the tumult of a thousand men.
KHALIL GIBRANWe are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.
KHALIL GIBRANNature 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 GIBRANBeauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.
KHALIL GIBRANI do not want you to hear that I love you, but I want you to feel it without me having to say.
KHALIL GIBRAN