Khalil Gibran Quotes, Heart Quotes, Men Quotes

Miserable is the man who loves a woman and takes her for his wife, pouring at her feet the sweat of his skin and the blood of his body and the life of his heart, and placing her in the hands of the fruit of his toil and the revenue of his diligence; for when he slowly wakes up, he finds that the heart that he endeavored to buy is given away freely and in sincerity to another man for the enjoyment of its hidden secrets and deepest love.

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If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.

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The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

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What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless?

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You often say, "I would give, but only to the deserving." The trees in your orchard say not so, nor the flocks in your pasture. They give that they may live, for to withhold is to perish.

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And if you sing though as angels, and love not the singing, you muffle man's ears to the voices of the day and the voices of the night.

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If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

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Life is not only merriment,It is desire and determination.

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you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing?

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Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

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Remember, one just man causes the Devil greater affliction than a million blind believers.

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Is not dread of thirst when your well is full, the thirst that is unquenchable?

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The poet is a bird of strange moods. He descends from his lofty domain to tarry among us, singing; if we do not honor him he will unfold his wings and fly back to his dwelling place.

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Love is quivering happiness.

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You may give them your love but not your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

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And you would accept the seasons of your heart just as you have always accepted that seasons pass over your fields and you would watch with serenity through the winters of your grief.

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Love that does not renew itself every day becomes a habit and in turn a slavery.

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Because the soul is like a flower that folds its petals when dark comes, and breathes not its fragrance into the phantoms of the night.

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Of time you would make a stream upon whose bank you would sit and watch its flowing. Yet the timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness, And knows that 'yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

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Love is the only freedom in the world because it so elevates the spirit that the laws of humanity and the phenomena of nature do not alter its course.

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