Gibran's ability to encapsulate a profound concept in two or three lines is incredible.

There's so much to think about on every page of this small book that it will require multiple readings to really appreciate what he's saying. That's not to say that he's obscure, because he's certainly not, he's mostly cuttingly precise and clear. It's that his message is, like most great teachers, a challenging one that for most of us (certainly me) would take a massive change of character and life-style to realise. Sadly, I'm far too lazy to make the changes, but maybe some of it will stick and I will be a little bit the better for it.

I bought another two of his books at the same time as this one and will read them soon: I want to learn more.

Edit: Perhaps a few small changes since I first wrote this, but still lazy.

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An absolutely wonderful book of aphorisms. I will read it again and again! I loved it. Kahlil Gibran is definitely one of my favorite poets.

The Prophet's younger sibling;
Divine and thought-provoking.

This might seem like a collection of unrelated thoughts. You will enjoy it if you pause and think about it each one. Re reading will give you another pleasure, and that's the appreciation of the order and link between rather very independent and simple statements.

Gibran claims: “Half of what I say is mean­ing­less; but I say it so that the other half may reach you.”

If the book had lived up to this ratio, I'd have liked it much more.