“Vain are the beliefs and teachings that make man miserable, and false is the goodness that leads him into sorrow and despair, for it is man's purpose to be happy on this earth and lead the way to felicity and preach its gospel wherever he goes. He who does not see the kingdom of heaven in this life will never see it in the coming life.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“Power lies in reason, resolution, and truth. No matter how long the tyrant endures, he will be the loser at the end.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.”
— 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
“Life without Liberty is like a body without spirit. Liberty without thought is like a disturbed spirit … Life, liberty, and thought — three persons in one substance, eternal, never-ending, and unceasing.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but what he aspires to.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“Half of what I say is meaningless, but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”
— 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
“My enemy said to me, "Love your enemy." And I obeyed him and loved myself.”
— Kahlil Gibran
“Love and what generates it. Rebellion and what creates it. Liberty and what nourishes it. Three manifestations of God.”
— Kahlil Gibran