Kahlil Gibran Qouates (Timing 1883-1903)

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I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest,

with visions to be realized,
than lord among those without dreams and desires.

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge,
silence to be ignorance,
and affection to be art.

If my survival caused another to perish,
then death would be sweeter and more beloved.

If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known
what was hidden within him,
he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul.

If the other person injures you,
you may forget the injury;
but if you injure him you will always remember.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste,
it is better that you should leave your work.

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

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

If your heart is a volcano,
how shall you expect flowers to bloom?

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter,
and sharing of pleasures.

For in the dew of little things
the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry,
the philosophy which does not laugh
and the greatness which does not bow before children.

Let there be no purpose in friendship

save the deepening of the spirit.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.

Love is trembling happiness.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

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

Love...
It surrounds every being
and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.

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