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Beautiful Poetic Passages from Kahlil Gibran on loneliness, merit, and love

March 12th, 2008 by Jonathan

A second Treasury of Kahlil Gibran
Loneliness 

“Life is an island in an ocean of loneliness, an island whose rocks are hopes, whose trees are dreams, whose flowers are solitude, and whose brooks are thirst.” 

Merit

 “A man’s merit lies in his knowledge and in his deeds, not in his color, faith, or descent.  For remember, my friend, the [...]

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A little poem I created from my favorite Kahlil Gibran quotes

March 3rd, 2008 by Jonathan

Kahlil Gibran writes with unparalleled beauty.  I wanted to share with my readers all of my favorite quotes.  So I decided to combine them into a little poem for your reading pleasure.  I hope you enjoy!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                “Love is trembling happiness” 

Sitting in the meadow, the old man suffered with all his heart; shouting into the wind [...]

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