Khalil Gibran
Libano
6 Jan 1883 // 10 Apr 1931
Poet
6 Jan 1883 // 10 Apr 1931
Poet
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Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation
Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror
Art arises when the secret vision of the artist and the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper
A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
Essays
Essays