The Definitive Kahlil Gibran Quotes

“There are those who give little of the much which they have—and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gifts unwholesome. And there are those who have little and give it all. These are the believers in life and the bounty of life, and their coffer is never empty. There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward. And there are those who give with pain, and that pain is their baptism.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Definitive Kahlil Gibran

“Shall there come a day when man’s teacher is nature, and humanity is his book and life his school? Will”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Definitive Kahlil Gibran

“Shall there come a day when wise men are able to unite the dreams of youth and the delights of learning as reproach brings together hearts in conflict? Shall there come a day when man’s teacher is nature, and humanity is his book”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Definitive Kahlil Gibran

“We are richer in material wealth than those villagers; but their spirit is a nobler spirit than ours. We”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Definitive Kahlil Gibran

“He gave her the cup of happiness and said, ‘Drink not from this cup unless you forget the past and the future, for happiness is naught but the moment.’ And He also gave her a cup of sorrow and said, ‘Drink from this cup and you will understand the meaning of the fleeting instants of the joy of life, for sorrow ever abounds.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Definitive Kahlil Gibran