Lebanese - Poet | January 6, 1883 - April 10, 1931
If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.
Khalil Gibran
DeathSurvivalMoreSweeterWould
What difference is there between us, save a restless dream that follows my soul but fears to come near you?
SoulMy SoulYouDreamDifference
Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?
PowerJusticePoliticalHillsWhere
The obvious is that which is never seen until someone expresses it simply.
SomeoneNeverSeenObviousSimply
They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve.
VisionMeSeeThroughI SeeSharp
Pain and foolishness lead to great bliss and complete knowledge, for Eternal Wisdom created nothing under the sun in vain.
WisdomKnowledgeGreatPainSun
No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
KnowledgeManYouNothingReveal
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking.
WaterSpringPeopleMeThirstyWell
Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love; love recompenses the adorers.
LoveHeartSacrificeBodyTemple
What is this world that is hastening me toward I know not what, viewing me with contempt?
MeWorldKnowContemptViewing
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