Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet
Original 1923 Edition
26 prose poems on work, love, pain, and freedom. Nothing else like it.
Kahlil Gibran's masterpiece has sold over 100 million copies. A prophet about to leave a city is asked by the people to speak about life — work, love, joy, pain, freedom, children, death. What follows is the most beautiful distillation of human wisdom ever written.
- 📖 100 million copies sold — the most widely read spiritual book after the Bible
- 🧠 26 meditations on every question that actually matters in life
- 🔥 On work: 'Work is love made visible.'
- ⚡ Read in one sitting. Think about it for the rest of your life.
Key Wisdom From the Book
These are not motivational quotes — these are the ideas that have shaped how millions of people think about success, purpose, and living well.
Work
"Work is love made visible."
Joy & Sorrow
"The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain."
Children
"Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself."
Love
"When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep."
Freedom
"The most pitiful among men is he who turns his dreams into silver and gold."
Self
"Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'"
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