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
Truth, Beauty, Obedience, Freedom, Change, Power
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“Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.” Khalil Gibran
Freedom Memory, Life Clarity, Peace Letting Go, Freedom, Peace, Memory
Khalil Gibran Freedom Memory, Life Clarity, Peace Letting Go, Freedom, Peace, Memory“When you feel Jealousy is a sign that Love should have each other.” Khalil Gibran
Jealousy Love, Love Growth, Emotional Understanding, Self-awareness, Connection, Trust
Khalil Gibran Jealousy Love, Love Growth, Emotional Understanding, Self-awareness, Connection, Trust“In battling evil, excess is good; for he who is moderate in announcing the truth is presenting half-truth. He conceals the other half out of fear of people’s wrath.” Khalil Gibran
Truth Courage, Evil Battle, Moral Integrity, Honesty, Justice, Strength
Khalil Gibran Truth Courage, Evil Battle, Moral Integrity, Honesty, Justice, Strength“He who understands you is greater kin to you than your own brother. For even your own kindred neither understand you nor know your true worth.” Khalil Gibran
Understanding Kinship, Emotional Connection, Family Love, Wisdom, Relationships, Truth
Khalil Gibran Understanding Kinship, Emotional Connection, Family Love, Wisdom, Relationships, Truth“Always you have been told that work is a curse and labor a misfortune. But I say to you that when you work you fulfill a part of earth’s furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born.” Khalil Gibran
Work Purpose, Labor Duty, Dream Fulfillment, Work, Duty, Dream
Khalil Gibran Work Purpose, Labor Duty, Dream Fulfillment, Work, Duty, Dream“The reality of the other person is not in what he reveals to you, but in what he cannot reveal to you. Therefore, if you would understand him, listen not to what he says but rather to what he does not say.” Khalil Gibran
Understanding Truth, Silence Empathy, Humanity Connection, Silence, Truth, Empathy
Khalil Gibran Understanding Truth, Silence Empathy, Humanity Connection, Silence, Truth, Empathy“The bird has an honor that man does not have. Man lives in the traps of his abdicated laws and traditions; but the birds live according to the natural law of God who causes the earth to turn around the sun.” Khalil Gibran
Freedom Of Nature, Human Laws, Divine Law, Bird, Law, Freedom
Khalil Gibran Freedom Of Nature, Human Laws, Divine Law, Bird, Law, Freedom“Say not, ’I have found the truth,’ but rather, ’I have found a truth.’” Khalil Gibran
Humility Truth, Open-mindedness, Personal Growth, Wisdom, Reflection, Clarity
Khalil Gibran Humility Truth, Open-mindedness, Personal Growth, Wisdom, Reflection, Clarity“Let ignorance reproduce itself until it is weary of its own offspring.” Khalil Gibran
Ignorance Cycle, Knowledge Growth, Awareness Journey, Ignorance, Knowledge, Growth
Khalil Gibran Ignorance Cycle, Knowledge Growth, Awareness Journey, Ignorance, Knowledge, Growth“Tolerance is love sick with the sickness of haughtiness.” Khalil Gibran
Love And Tolerance, Humble Tolerance, Emotional Wisdom, Tolerance, Love, Humility
Khalil Gibran Love And Tolerance, Humble Tolerance, Emotional Wisdom, Tolerance, Love, Humility“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.” Khalil Gibran
Good Evil, Inner Conflict, Spiritual Growth, Understanding, Wisdom, Life Journey
Khalil Gibran Good Evil, Inner Conflict, Spiritual Growth, Understanding, Wisdom, Life Journey“If your knowledge teaches you not to rise above human weakness and misery and lead your fellow man on the right path, you are indeed a man of little worth and will remain such till Judgment Day.” Khalil Gibran
Knowledge Morality, Wisdom Compassion, Human Integrity, Knowledge, Compassion, Integrity
Khalil Gibran Knowledge Morality, Wisdom Compassion, Human Integrity, Knowledge, Compassion, Integrity“Sit by me, my beloved, and listen to my heart; smile, for your happiness is a symbol of our future.” Khalil Gibran
Heart Listening, Shared Happiness, Future Bond, Smile, Love, Togetherness
Khalil Gibran Heart Listening, Shared Happiness, Future Bond, Smile, Love, Togetherness“I do not want you to hear that I LOVE you, but I want you to feel it without me having to say.” Khalil Gibran
Love Feelings, Communication Emotion Connection Heart, Love, Emotion, Heart
Khalil Gibran Love Feelings, Communication Emotion Connection Heart, Love, Emotion, Heart“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” Khalil Gibran
Inner Beauty, Heartlight, True Beauty, Love, Radiance, Soul
Khalil Gibran Inner Beauty, Heartlight, True Beauty, Love, Radiance, Soul“As one’s gifts increase, his friends decrease.” Khalil Gibran
Gifts Friendship, Wealth Isolation, True Companionship, Gifts, Friends, Isolation
Khalil Gibran Gifts Friendship, Wealth Isolation, True Companionship, Gifts, Friends, Isolation“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” Khalil Gibran
Sorrow, Heart, Reflection, Joy, Loss, Emotion
Khalil Gibran Sorrow, Heart, Reflection, Joy, Loss, Emotion“The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation.” Khalil Gibran
Foundation’s Strength, Solid Foundations, Life’s Stability, Stone, Foundation, Strength
Khalil Gibran Foundation’s Strength, Solid Foundations, Life’s Stability, Stone, Foundation, Strength“In a dream I saw Jesus and My God Pan sitting together in the heart of the forest. They laughed at each other’s speech, with the brook that ran near them, and the laughter of Jesus was the merrier. And they conversed long.” Khalil Gibran
Divine Conversation, Spiritual Connection, Inner Wisdom, Faith, Peace, Unity
Khalil Gibran Divine Conversation, Spiritual Connection, Inner Wisdom, Faith, Peace, Unity