Kahlil Gibran Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Kahlil Gibran quotes, Kahlil Gibran sayings, and Kahlil Gibran proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. Kahlil Gibran
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit. Kahlil Gibran
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens. Kahlil Gibran
Work is love made visible. And if you can't work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of the people who work with joy. Kahlil Gibran
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. Kahlil Gibran
A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand. Is not the mountain far more awe-inspiring and more clearly visible to one passing through the valley than to those who inhabit the mountain? Kahlil Gibran
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were Kahlil Gibran
A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success. Kahlil Gibran
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahlil Gibran
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Kahlil Gibran
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Kahlil Gibran
If you reveal your secrets to the wind, you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees. Kahlil Gibran
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity. Kahlil Gibran
Let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. Kahlil Gibran
Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is eternity. Kahlil Gibran
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahlil Gibran
There is a space between man's imagination and man's attainment that may only be traversed by his longing. Kahlil Gibran
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. Kahlil Gibran
Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost. Kahlil Gibran
Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you. Kahlil Gibran
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. Kahlil Gibran
We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble. Kahlil Gibran
You give but little when you give of your possessions.It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahlil Gibran
The very strength that protects the heart from injury is the strength that prevents the heart from enlarging to its intended greatness within. The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven. Kahlil Gibran
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. Kahlil Gibran
In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans; in one aspect of You are found all the aspects of existence. Kahlil Gibran
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself, Love possesses not nor would it be possessed: For love is sufficient unto love. Kahlil Gibran
To realize that prophecy in the people is like fruit in the tree is to know the unity of life. Kahlil Gibran
An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind. Kahlil Gibran
It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahlil Gibran