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
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.
assigned curse dream fulfill furthest keeping labour loving truth work
Always you have been told that work is a curse and labour a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work you fulfill 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...
blind darkness empty indeed knowledge life save urge vain work
Life is indeed darkness save when there is urge, and all urge is blind save when there is knowledge, and all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love.
work soul earth
You work that you may keep peace with the earth and the soul of the earth.
life work love-you
And all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love; and when you work with love you bind yourself to yourself, and to one another, and to God.
work generosity giving
Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.
work moving passion
Rest in reason. Move in Passion.
inspiring work inspirational-life
Work is love made visible.
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
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