Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Khalil Gibran Quotes

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

It is well to give when asked, but it is better to give unasked.

The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.

Yesterday is but today's memory, tomorrow is today's dream.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

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

Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.

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

Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them.

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

When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden amon his pinions may wound you.