“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
— Khalil Gibran
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Your living is determined not so much
“Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens.”
— Khalil Gibran
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Life without love is like a tree
“Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.”
— Khalil Gibran
Author: Khalil Gibran
Category: love
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I wash my hands of those who
“I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.”
— Khalil Gibran
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Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our
“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.”
— Khalil Gibran
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Truth is a deep kindness that teaches
“Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.”
— Khalil Gibran
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Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss
“Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.”
— Khalil Gibran
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If the grandfather of the grandfather of
“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.”
— Khalil Gibran
Author: Khalil Gibran
Category: religion
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But let there be spaces in your
“But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.”
— Khalil Gibran
Author: Khalil Gibran
Category: love
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When you work you are a flute
“When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?”
— Khalil Gibran
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Category: music
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Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss
“Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.”
— Khalil Gibran
Author: Khalil Gibran
Category: wisdom
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