The universe is my country and the human family is my tribe.
KHALIL GIBRANIf you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.
More Khalil Gibran Quotes
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Perhaps time’s definition of coal is the diamond.
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Real beauty lies in the spiritual accord that is called love which can exist between a man and a woman.
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Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.
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Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.
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When I planted my pain in the field of patience it bore fruit of happiness.
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Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.
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Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.
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And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
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A man’s true wealth is the good he does in the world.
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Your joy can fill you only as deeply as your sorrow has carved you.
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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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Let your best be for your friend.
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Yesterday is but today’s memory, and tomorrow is today’s dream.
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The silence of the envious is too noisy.
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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
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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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Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.
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But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
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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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Marriage is the union of two divinities that a third might be born on earth.
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We are limited, not by our abilities, but by our vision.
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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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A thief is a man in need. A liar is a man in fear.
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To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
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If I accept the sunshine and warmth, then I must also accept the thunder and lightning.
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