Kahlil Gibran Quotes
Collection compiled by Catherine Pulsifer.Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
All that spirits desire, spirits attain.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.
To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.
Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.
Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper
When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy. 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.
The deeper sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain.
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.
There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.
Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.
Born: 1883
Died: 1931
Be motivated by these famous Kahlil Gibran quotes. Born in 1883, died in 1931, Kahlil Gibran was a famous Lebanese artist, poet, and writer. Born in Lebanon but he lived the majority of his life in the US.
His wise words have inspired many over the years.
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