Khalil Gibran:
Also called Kahlil Gibran; born as Gibran Khalil Gibran.
(Bsharri, Lebanon, 6 January 1883 – New York, USA, 10 April 1931).
Artist, poet and writer.
One may not reach the dawn by the path of the night.
Kindness is like snow, it beautifies everything it covers.
In every winter’s heart there is a quivering spring, and behind the veil of each night there is a smiling dawn.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.
Dreams are fuel for the soul.
Forgetfulness is a form of freedom.
The great man has two hearts – one bleeds, the second one endures.
You may give your children of your love, but not of your thoughts, for they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies, but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams. You may try to be like them, but don’t try to make them like you.
Turtles can tell more about the roads than hares.
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.
Travel and tell no one. Live a true love story and tell no one. Live happily and tell no one. People ruin beautiful things.
Our most sacred tears never seek our eyes.
Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh, and the greatness which does not bow before children.
Trees are poems that Earth writes upon the Sky.
And God said: “Love your enemy,” and I obeyed Him and loved myself.
My enemy said to me, ‘Love your enemy.’ And I obeyed him and loved myself.
The Enemy as a Mirror: The saying suggests that our greatest enemy is often ourselves – our negative thoughts, self-criticism and inner conflicts. By ‘loving myself,’ we overcome that inner enemy. Paradox and Irony: There is a subtle irony here: by obeying the enemy, you do something positive for yourself. The enemy thus unintentionally becomes the catalyst for self-growth.
Existential Philosophy: According to interpretations on Medium and other philosophical blogs, the message is that we are often our own worst enemy, and that self-love is a form of spiritual obedience – not to an external enemy, but to the reality that love must begin with yourself. Source: Spiritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran (1962). (Original version).
