The Secrets of the Heart

72 Pages·1947·4.89 MB·English

by  Kahlil Gibran

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SECRETS
OF THE HEART

SECRETS
OF THE
HEART
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^Meditations
of
KAHLIL GIBRAN
Selected and with a Narration by Stanley Hendricks
With an Introduction by ManoocherAryanpur
DRAWINGS BY BILL GREER
HALLMARK EDITIONS
Reprinted byarrangementwith The Citadel Press
from ATreasuryofKahlil Gibran,copyright 1951 by
TheCitadel Press; andA SecondTreasuryof
Kahlil Gibran,copyright © 1962 by The Citadel Press.
Copyright © 1968 byHallmark Cards Inc.,
Kansas City,Missouri. AllRights Reserved.
Printed in the United StatesofAmerica.
Library ofCongress Catalog Card Number: 68-13307.
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CONTENTS
Kahlil Gibran, page
by ManoochcrAryanpur 7
The Return
1. 1
11. A Counselor ofMen 19
in. On Love 25
iv. TheWay ofMarriage 29
v. On Reason and Knowledge 34
vi. OnJoy and Sorrow 38
vii. On the Perfection ofMan 42
viii. On Man's Divinity 45
ix. On the Promise ofthe Future 50
x Thoughts and Meditations 54
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