Khalil Gibran Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

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

“Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?”

“Poverty is a veil that obscures the face of greatness. An appeal is a mask covering the face of tribulation.”

“Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.”

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

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

“To be able to look back upon ones life in satisfaction, is to live twice.”

“Exaggeration is truth that has lost its temper.”

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

“Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow.”