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All can hear, but only the sensitive can understand.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
The Spring
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You are far, far greater than you know - and all is well.
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When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison. And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.
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No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
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Life is but a sleep disturbed by dreaming, prompted by the will the saddened soul with sadness hides it's secrets, and the gay, with thrill.
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Vague and nebulous is the beginning of all things, but not their end.
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Love is the only flower that grows and blossoms without the aid of the seasons
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Let your best be for your friend.
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From a sensitive woman's heart springs the happiness of mankind, and from the kindness of her noble spirit comes mankind's affection.
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The ageless melody, unheard, heals the healing vision, unseen, leads the true leaders, immortal, know...
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You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime. And in much of your talking, thinking is half murdered.
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Mother: the most beautiful word on the lips of mankind.
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The sun teaches to all things that grow their longing for the light. But it is night that raises them to the stars.
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Poetry is not the opinion stated. It is a song that appears instead of a bloody wound or a smiling mouth.
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A word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you will see me in front of you.
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It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling.
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If it were not for guests all houses would be graves.
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Your body is the harp of the soul.
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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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Let there be spaces in your togetherness...just as strings of a lute dance alone though they quiver with the same music.
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The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation.
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