There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.
A little knowledge that acts is worth infinitely more than much knowledge that is idle.
- Topic: Action, Knowledge
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
More Quotes from Kahlil Gibran
No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge.
And God said love your enemy and I obeyed him and loved myself.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
More on These Topics
No one who does good work will ever come to a bad end, either here or in the world to come.
I’m an idealist. I don’t know where I’m going but I’m on my way.
No thing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig, I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
The wise man does at once what the fool does finally.
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country.
When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.
There is nothing so absurd or ridiculous that has not at some time been said by some philosopher.
No power and no treasure can outweigh the extension of our knowledge.
Nothing leads so straight to futility as literary ambitions without systematic knowledge.
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing. To allow that you do not know it—this is knowledge.
The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.