“There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book.
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.”
― The Picture of Dorian Gray
“True beauty is a ray
That springs from the sacred depths of the soul,
and illuminates the body, just as life
springs from the kernel of a stone and
gives colour and scent to a flower.”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
That springs from the sacred depths of the soul,
and illuminates the body, just as life
springs from the kernel of a stone and
gives colour and scent to a flower.”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
“Where are you now, my beloved? Do you hear my weeping
From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need? Do you know the greatness of my patience?”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need? Do you know the greatness of my patience?”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
“تقولين لي أنك تخافين الحب
لماذا تخافينه يا صغيرتي ؟
أتخافين نور الشمس ؟
أتخافين مدّ البحر ؟
أتخافين طلوع الفجر ؟
أتخافين مجيء الربيع؟
لماذا يا ترى تخافين الحب ؟”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
لماذا تخافينه يا صغيرتي ؟
أتخافين نور الشمس ؟
أتخافين مدّ البحر ؟
أتخافين طلوع الفجر ؟
أتخافين مجيء الربيع؟
لماذا يا ترى تخافين الحب ؟”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
“They say: 'If a man knew himself,
he would know all mankind.'
I say: 'If a man loved mankind,
he would know something of himself.”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
he would know all mankind.'
I say: 'If a man loved mankind,
he would know something of himself.”
― Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran
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