The Forerunner, His Parables and Poems
1920
The Forerunner, His Parables and Poems is a collection of 24 poetic parables by Kahlil Gibran, first published in 1920. This work explores universal themes of love, existence, and the human experience through allegorical tales and verses. Gibran blends Eastern and Western philosophies, offering profound insights into identity, wisdom, and societal expectations. The collection is noted for its reflective tone and compassionate narratives, making it a significant precursor to his later work, The Prophet.
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“Thus with my lips have I denounced you, while my heart, bleeding within me, called you tender names.It was love lashed by its own self that spoke. It was pride half slain that fluttered in the dust. It was my hunger for your love that raged from the housetop, while my own love, kneeling in silence, prayed your forgiveness.””
— Kahlil Gibran
“أنت سابق نفسك أيها الغريب العابر بباب حديقتي، وأنا مثلك سابق نفسي. ولو كنت أجلس في أظلال أشجاري وأبدو ساكناً هادئاً””
— Kahlil Gibran
“Love humiliated in its nakedness is greater than love that seeks triumph in disguise.””
— Kahlil Gibran
“In my need for your nearness I feign remoteness, and in fear of the ebb tide of your love I guard the floodgates of my love.””
— Kahlil Gibran
“Yet in my need for your nearness I feign remoteness, and in sear of the ebb-tide of your love I guard the floodgates of my love.””
— Kahlil Gibran
“You fan but the fire that consumes you.””
— Kahlil Gibran
“And the will to die, Stronger than all things strong, Is stayed by a will to live, Feebler than all things feeble.””
— Kahlil Gibran
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