Khalil Gibran

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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

— Khalil Gibran

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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? ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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The lust for comfort, that stealthy thing that enters the house a guest, and then becomes a host, and then a master. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.' ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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

— Khalil Gibran

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Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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