“Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
Khalil Gibran book The Prophet
The Prophet (1923)
Quotes from bookThe Prophet
The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. It was originally published in 1923 by Alfred A. Knopf. It is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 100 different languages, making it one of the most translated books in history, and it has never been out of print.
“Much of your pain is self-chosen.”
Khalil Gibran book The Prophet
Source: kniha The Prophet (Prorok), báseň On pain (O bolesti)
Khalil Gibran book The Prophet
The Prophet (1923)
Context: Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have found the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed. The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.
