Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran
Kahlil Gibranwas a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League...
NationalityLebanese
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 January 1883
CityBsharri, Lebanon
CountryLebanon
firsts thrones tyranny
If it's a despot you would dethrone, see first that his throne erected within you is destroyed.
believe tired humility
I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.
love cute sad
What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?
sad wall grief
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.
i-love-you dream flower
Sow a seed and the earth will yield you a flower. Dream your dream to the sky and it will bring you your beloved.
laughing originality sin
Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality
moving-on sympathy broken-heart
When 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.
life understanding faithful
Knowledge and understanding are life's faithful companions who will never prove untrue to you. For knowledge is your crown, and understanding your staff; and when they are with you, you can possess no greater treasures.
dark thinking feet
You may chain my hands, you may shackle my feet; you may even throw me into a dark prison; but you shall not enslave my thinking, because it is free!
wells knows greater
You are far, far greater than you know - and all is well.
mind body slavery
It is slavery to live in the mind unless it has become part of the body
art native-american steps
Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.
inspirational life motivational
No lower can a man descend than to interpret his dreams into gold and silver.
teaching grows seeds
Education sows not seeds in you, but makes your seeds grow.