Khalil Gibran Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

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

“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.”

“Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.”

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

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

“When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?”

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.”

“Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.”

“Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.”

“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.”