Khalil Gibran
Khalil Gibran
Kahlil Gibranwas a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer of the New York Pen League...
NationalityLebanese
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth6 January 1883
CityBsharri, Lebanon
CountryLebanon
judgement tears chains
Harlots shall be made pure by their own tears. But you publicans shall be held down by the chains of your own judgement.
made tombs
You shall not dwell in tombs made by the dead for the living.
life mind produces singer speak
When life life does not find a singer to sing her heart, she produces a philosopher to speak her mind
among follow hard hidden love sword ways wings wound yield
When love beckons to you, follow him,Though his ways are hard and steep.And when his wings enfold you yield to him,Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
blind deaf hands touch understand
You are blind and I am deaf and dumb, so let us touch hands and understand
assigned cute-love dream fulfil furthest intimate keeping labour life love loving sweet-love truth work
When you work you fulfil a part of earth's furthest dream, assigned to you when that dream was born. And in keeping yourself with labour you are in truth loving life, And to love life through labour is to be intimate with life's inmost secret.
body less meet sun wind
Would that you could meet the sun and the wind with more of your body and less of your raiment
punishing thieves
What do the nationalists say about killers punishing murderers and thieves sentencing looters?
burned cup deeper holds joy sorrow wine
The deeper that sorrow carves into your being the more joy you can contain. Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?