Khalil Gibran Quote
I read this originally just before my first child was born, and it has remained with me ever since. What a lesson to have when we are involved in any way in bringing up children, even when we interact with other people's children.
Khalil Gibran:
Born 6 January, 1883, Bsharri, Ottoman Empire (now Lebanon)
Died 10 April, 1931, New York City, United States. He is buried in Lebanon as was his expressed wish.
Nationality Lebanese American.
Education No formal education, but learnt from priests in his childhood. Started school in Boston with special English school. Studied art in Paris with Auguste Rodin
Occupation Poet, artist, writer
Religion Christian
Comment: The Prophet by Khalil Gibran (a book of 26 poetic essays) - the idea was conceived when he was still a child. Emigrated to America - to Boston, in 1895. Supported by artist/photographer/publisher Fred Holland Day in his artistic efforts when a young teenager. Headmistress Mary Haskell was his lifelong supporter and friend; over 600 letters between them form part of the "Beloved Prophet" published after his death in 1972.
Famous Kahlil Gibran love quote:
"If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were."
A famous quote by Khalil Gibran which you may know well, but not have known that it came form his pen.
