Quotes from Khalil Gibran

A teacher can only lead you to the threshold of your own mind.

Wailing and lamentation befit those who stand before the throne of life and depart without leaving in its hands a drop of the sweat of their brows or the blood of their hearts.

Life is the mistress to be wooed.

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself.

Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.

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

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you or a zealous one asking what you can do for your country? If you are the first, then you are a parasite; if the second, then you are an oasis in the desert.

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

Philosophy began when man ate the produce of the earth and suffered indigestion.

Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration.

Braving obstacles and hardships is nobler than retreat to tranquility. The butterfly that hovers around the lamp until it dies is more admirable than the mole that lives in a dark tunnel.

For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life's procession that marches in majesty and proud submission towards the infinite.

Life is not only merriment,It is desire and determination.

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.

The only time a juggler / Appeals to me / Is when I see him / Miss the ball.

Often times I have hated in self-defense; if I were stronger I would not have used such a weapon.

The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.

You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time

How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

Love is a magic ray emitted from the burning core of the soul and illuminating the surrounding earth. It enables us to perceive life as a beautiful dream between one awakening and another.

Love is trembling happiness.

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.