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Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran (1883–1931) was a Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist best known for *The Prophet*, a book of poetic essays that has been translated into over 100 languages. His lyrical reflections on love, marriage, work, and death blend Eastern mysticism with Western romanticism in a voice that is entirely his own.

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“The person you consider ignorant and insignificant is the one who came from God, that he might learn bliss from grief and knowledge from gloom.”

— Khalil Gibran

God

All Quotes by Khalil Gibran

“I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.”

— Khalil Gibran

Time

“I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.”

— Khalil Gibran

Dreams

“Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.”

— Khalil Gibran

Love

“Art is a step from what is obvious and well-known toward what is arcane and concealed.”

— Khalil Gibran

Art

“Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother.”

— Khalil Gibran

Faith

“Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.”

— Khalil Gibran

Dreams

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.”

— Khalil Gibran

Teacher

“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”

— Khalil Gibran

Life

“If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.”

— Khalil Gibran

Death

“Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.”

— Khalil Gibran

Equality

“Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.”

— Khalil Gibran

Dreams

“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.”

— Khalil Gibran

Love

“Advance, and never halt, for advancing is perfection. Advance and do not fear the thorns in the path, for they draw only corrupt blood.”

— Khalil Gibran

Fear

“Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror.”

— Khalil Gibran

Beauty

“The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.”

— Khalil Gibran

God

“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.”

— Khalil Gibran

Sad

“If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.”

— Khalil Gibran

Love

“Love is trembling happiness.”

— Khalil Gibran

Happiness

“The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.”

— Khalil Gibran

Dreams

“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.”

— Khalil Gibran

Sympathy