Khalil Gibran

Poetry is a deal of joy and pain and wonder, with a dash of the dictionary. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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

— Khalil Gibran

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Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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

— Khalil Gibran

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Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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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. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Your friend is your needs answered. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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