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Khalil Gibran 111
Lebanese artist, poet, and writer 1883–1931Related quotes
“To stagnate in the sun, goldenly, like an obscure lake surrounded by flowers.”
On a strictly intellectual life.
A Factless Autobiography, Richard Zenith Edition, Lisbon, 2006, p. 70
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Estagnar ao sol, douradamente, como um lago obscuro rodeado de flores.
“That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.”
"Gubbinal"
Harmonium (1923)
Context: p>That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.The world is ugly,
And the people are sad..</p
“Hail hero, hail hero, child of the sun
All covered with flowers still having your fun”
Theme song of Hail, Hero! (1969), co-written with Jerome Moross
“Keep your face to the sun and you will never see the shadows.”
Variant: Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do.
