Khalil Quotes & Sayings

I have learned that the place where I subsist is all places, and the space I occupy is all intervals. — Khalil

Power lies in reason, resolution, and truth. No matter how long the tyrant endures, he will be the loser at the end. — Khalil

In my thought there is only one universal religion, whose varied paths are but the fingers of the loving hand of the Supreme Being. — Khalil

I'm not too much of a wild guy. I'm all about work, I'm all about studio. — Khalil

Does the song of the sea end at the shore or in the hearts of those who listen to it? — Khalil

My Soul gave me good counsel, teaching me that the lamp which I carry does not belong to me, and the song that I sing was not generated from within me. — Khalil

I would not have thee believe in what I say nor trust in what I do - for my words are naught but thy own thoughts in sound and my deeds thy own hopes in action. — Khalil

What do the nationalists say about killers punishing murderers and thieves sentencing looters? — Khalil

You are still despised and mocked,
A man too weak and infirm to be God,
A God too much man to call forth adoration. — Khalil

Master, Master Poet, Master of our silent desires,
The heart of the world quivers with the throbbing of your heart,
But it burns not with your song. — Khalil

They say if one understands himself, he understands all people. But I say to you, when one loves people, he learns something about himself. — Khalil

The wind may blow and then cease, and the sea shall swell and then weary, but the heart of life is a sphere quiet and serene, and the star that shines therein is fixed for evermore. — Khalil

We were a silent, hidden thought in the folds of oblivion, and we have become a voice that causes the heavens to tremble. — Khalil

All that you see was and is for your sake. The numerous books, uncanny markings, and beautiful thoughts are the ghosts of souls who preceded you. — Khalil

Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife. — Khalil

All this I say that you may understand not only in the mind but rather in the spirit. The mind weighs and measures but it is the spirit that reaches the heart of life and embraces the secret; and the seed of the spirit is deathless. — Khalil