Patterns of Happiness: Thoughts on the Joys of Living

by Kahlil Gibran

Patterns of Thoughts on the Joys of Living

Genres: Poetry, Spirituality, Philosophy, Nonfiction

48 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1971

About the author

Kahlil Gibran (Arabic: جبران خليل جبران ) was a Lebanese-American artist, poet, and writer.
Born in the town of Bsharri in modern-day Lebanon (then part of Ottoman Mount Lebanon), as a young man he emigrated with his family to the United States where he studied art and began his literary career. In the Arab world, Gibran is regarded as a literary and political rebel. His romantic style was at the heart of a renaissance in modern Arabic literature, especially prose poetry, breaking away from the classical school. In Lebanon, he is still celebrated as a literary hero.
He is chiefly known in the English-speaking world for his 1923 book The Prophet, an early example of inspirational fiction including a series of philosophical essays written in poetic English prose. The book sold well despite a cool critical reception, gaining popularity in the 1930s and again, especially in the 1960s counterculture.
Gibran is the third best-selling poet of all time, behind Shakespeare and Lao-Tzu.

Reviews

[Yomna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Selected lines from Jibran's works. The art is good and hence the star. But i hated comparing him to a prophet or his writings to holy books. Also the lines look so out of context.

[Kim]

I continually read and re-read this book. My Aunt Betty give it to my for High School graduation and I have enjoyed and cherished it since 1974.

[Anne Earney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Found this in the basement and since it was short, thought I'd read it instead of storing it indefinitely. There's not a lot of substance here. I enjoyed the illustrations, which were very early '70s, lots of yellow and orange and flowerchild things, and reminded me of my childhood.

[Mahlangu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short reflective piece to help you appreciate life and the world we live in.

[Chris · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book of quotes/poems and I liked this one in particular - "In one drop of water are found the secrets of all the endless oceans"

[Christy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book at the library and felt like a better person.