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"A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, novelist. repr. In A Second Treasury of Kahlil Gibran, trans. by Anthony Ferris (1962). The Voice of the Master, pt. 2, ch. 8 (1960). |
"Verily the kindness that gazes upon itself in a mirror turns to stone,
And a good deed that calls itself by tender names becomes the parent to a curse."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, novelist. "The Farewell," The Prophet (1923). |
"Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, novelist. The Prophet (1923). |
"Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Syrian-born U.S. poet, novelist. The Prophet (1923). |
"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."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, novelist. The Prophet (1923). |
"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, novelist. "On Houses," The Prophet (1923). |
"The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Syrian-born U.S. poet, novelist. "On Houses," The Prophet (1923). |
"You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Syrian-born U.S. poet, novelist. "On Children," The Prophet (1923). |
"You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Syrian-born U.S. poet, novelist. "On Children," The Prophet (1923). |
"You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams."
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese poet, novelist. "On Children," The Prophet (1923). |
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