1,015 Quotes by Khalil Gibran

Yet has not Man wept at the sounds? And are not his tears eloquent understanding?

The voice of life in me cannot reach the ear of life in you; but let us talk that we may not feel lonely.

Reason is not like the goods sold in the market places--the more plentiful they are, the less they are worth. Reason's worth waxes with her abundance. But were she sold in the market, it is only the wise man who would understand her true value.

Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

Death changes nothing but the mask that covers our faces.

Now let us play hide and seek. Should you hide in my heart it would not be difficult to find you. But should you hide behind your own shell, then it would be useless for anyone to seek you.

Faith is an oasis in the heart which will never be reached by the caravan of thinking.

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