324 Quotes by Kahlil Gibran

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

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

Words are timeless. You should utter them or write them with a knowledge of their timelessness.

And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness.If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.

The astronomer may speak to you of his understanding of space, but he cannot give you his understanding.

Hearts united in pain and sorrow will not be separated by joy and happiness. Bonds that are woven in sadness are stronger than the ties of joy and pleasure. Love that is washed by tears will remain eternally pure and faithful.

Money is like love; it kills slowly and painfully the one who withholds it, and enlivens the other who turns it on his fellow man.

You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.