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Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.
Khalil Gibran
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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
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The Spring
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Knowledge and understanding are life's faithful companions who will never prove untrue to you. For knowledge is your crown, and understanding your staff and when they are with you, you can possess no greater treasures.
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Am I a harp that the hand of the mighty may touch me, or a flute that his breath may pass through me? A seeker of silences am I, and what treasure have I found in silences that I may dispense with confidence?
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Pity it is we drowse too soon Pity it is we fall asleep Ere our song encompass the height Ere our hand inherit the deep
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joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
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The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.
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Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral.
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Say not, I have found the path of the soul Say rather, I have met the soul walking upon my path.
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you can muffle the drum, and you can loosen the strings of the lyre, but who shall command the skylark not to sing?
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A truly religious man does not embrace a religion and he who embraces one has no religion.
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To judge you by your failures is to cast blame upon the seasons for their inconstancy.
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God made Truth with many doors to welcome every believer who knocks on them.
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The wolves prey upon the lambs in the darkness of the night, but the blood stains remain upon the stones in the valley until the dawn comes, and the sun reveals the crime to all.
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There are those who give and know not pain in giving, nor do they seek joy, nor give with mindfulness of virtue They give as in yonder valley the myrtle breathes its fragrance into space.
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The giving and receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.
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What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?
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When the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.
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Follow your heart. Your heart is the right guide in everything big. Mine is so limited. What you want to do is determined by that divine element that is in each of us.
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