Kahlil Gibran

Source: Priapro40 on Deviant Art



Kahlil Gibran
Born: 6 January, 1883 - Lebanon
Died: 10 April 1931 - New York, U.S.A.



writer
poet
visual artist
philosopher



You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
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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 Prophet (1923) - never been out of print


My enemy said to me, "Love your enemy." And I obeyed him and loved myself.
- Spiritual Sayings of Kahlil Gibran 


When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.
- Sand and Foam (1926)

Arthur Hugh Clough

Source: Poetry Foundation


Arthur Hugh Clough
Born: 1 January, 1819 - Liverpool, U.K.
Died: 13 November, 1861 - Florence, Italy


poet
educationalist
assistant to Florence Nightingale



Truth is a golden thread, seen here and there
In small bright specks upon the visible side
Of our strange being’s party-coloured web.
- The Thread of Truth (1839)


Grace is given of God, but knowledge is bought in the market;
Knowledge needful for all, yet cannot be had for the asking.
- The Bothie of Tober-na-vuolich, Pt. IV (1848)


No graven images may be
Worshipped, except the currency.
- The Latest Decalogue, l. 3-4 (1862)