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
dance stars flower
She danced the dance of flames and fire, and the dance of swords and spears; she danced the dance of stars and the dance of space, and then she danced the dance of flowers in the wind.
inspirational stars greatness
The lights of stars that were extinguished ages ago still reaches us. So it is with great men who died centuries ago, but still reach us with the radiations of their personalities.
dream stars memories
Yet the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness, And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream. And that that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space. Who among you does not feel that his power to love is boundless? And yet who does not feel that very love, though boundless, encompassed within the centre of his being, and moving not from love thought to love thought, nor from love deeds to other love deeds? And is not time even as love is, undivided and paceless?
stars dwelling space
And that which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space.
faith stars heart
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
stars night light
The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. But it is night that raises them to the stars.
beautiful stars kindness
Truth is like the stars; it does not appear except from behind obscurity of the night. Truth is like all beautiful things in the world; it does not disclose its desirability except to those who first feel the influence of falsehood. Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.
causes heavens hidden voice
We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble.
body less meet sun wind
Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your body and less of your raiment
australian-actor dreams tomorrow yesterday
Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream.
blind deaf hands touch understand
You are blind and I am deaf and dumb, so let us touch hands and understand
assigned cute-love dream fulfil furthest intimate keeping labour life love loving sweet-love truth work
When you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born. And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life, And to love life through labour is to be intimate with life's inmost secret.
again deeper meet shall sing twilight
If in the twilight of memory we should meet once more, we shall speak again together and you shall sing to me a deeper song.
commands hold instrument knew single stood string
Once I, deemed myself a poet. But when I stood before him in Bethany I knew what is was to hold an instrument with but a single string before one who commands all instruments