WORDS FROM A GREAT MIND

Kahlil Gibran

Poet, writer & visual artist

Born: 6 January 1883
Died: 10 April 1931
Lived in: Bsharri, Boston, Beirut, Paris & New York

Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American writer and visual artist who wrote in both Arabic and English. His best-known book, The Prophet, uses lyrical conversations to reflect on love, work, freedom, sorrow, and belonging.

A LESSER-KNOWN DETAIL

Long before The Prophet became famous, Gibran was exhibiting drawings and paintings. He regarded writing and visual art as two parts of the same creative life.

Words by Kahlil Gibran

“Work is love made visible.”

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“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.”

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“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.”

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