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Sayings of Kahlil Gibran

Sayings of Kahlil Gibran

They say the nightingale pierces his bosom with a thorn when he sings his love song.
The song that lies silent in the heart of a mother sings upon the lips of her child.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
You are truly a forgiver when you forgive murderers who never spill blood, thieves who never steal, and liars who utter no falsehood.
Love and doubt have never been on speaking terms.
The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold.
We are all seeking the summit of the holy mountain; but shall not our road be shorter if we consider the past a chart and not a guide?
Dig anywhere in the earth and you will find a treasure, only you must dig with the faith of a peasant.
He who would share your pleasure but not your pain shall lose the key to one of the seven gates of Paradise.
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.
There must be something strangely sacred in salt. It is in our tears and in the sea.
If you would know God be not therefore a solver of riddles.
Rather look about you and you shall see Him playing with your children.
And look into space; you shall see Him walking in the cloud,
outstretching His arms in the lightning and descending in rain.
You shall see Him smiling in flowers, then rising and waving His hands in trees.