The Prophet

The Prophet

Lebanese-American author, Kahlil Gibran's highly acclaimed work, The Prophet (1923) is steeped in allegory, addressing many dimensions of life's philosophies. It was published in English in 1923, released in the public domain on January 1, 2019. It features reproductions of Gibran's original drawings.

"And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation."
-- [excerpt from "The Coming of the Ship"]

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Table of Contents

The Coming of the Ship
On Love
On Marriage
On Children
On Giving
On Eating and Drinking
On Work
On Joy and Sorrow
On Houses
On Clothes
On Buying and Selling
On Crime and Punishment
On Laws
On Freedom
On Reason and Passion
On Pain
On Self-Knowledge
On Teaching
On Friendship
On Talking
On Time
On Good and Evil
On Prayer
On Pleasure
On Beauty
On Religion
On Death
The Farewell