324 Quotes by Kahlil Gibran

Für den Freigebigen ist die Suche nach einem, der empfangen soll, eine größere Freude als das Geben.

Of the good in you I can speak, but not of the evil.For what is evil but good tortured by its own hunger and thirst?Verily when good is hungry it seeks food even in dark caves, and when it thirsts it drinks even of dead waters.

Your children are not your children.They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.They come through you but not from you,And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.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.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand

[Gemütlichkeit] verspottet euren gesunden Verstand.

Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and nights.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you.

You may give them your love but not your thougts, 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.

When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.