Reason and passion: the rudder and sails of your seafaring soul.

Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923), On Reason and Passion

What it means

Without sails you stall; without a rudder you drift. Reason alone confines, passion alone burns out. You need both to make way.

The source

"Reason and passion: the rudder and sails of your seafaring soul." Kahlil Gibran said it in The Prophet (1923), On Reason and Passion. Written in English: The Prophet, 1923.

"Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul."

Original English (The Prophet, 1923), The Prophet (1923), On Reason and Passion. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931). Lebanese-American poet and painter. The Prophet (1923), written in English, is a set of short sermons on love, work, pain and freedom.

Questions

What does "Reason and passion: the rudder and sails of your seafaring soul." mean?: Without sails you stall; without a rudder you drift. Reason alone confines, passion alone burns out. You need both to make way.
Who said "Reason and passion: the rudder and sails of your seafaring soul."?: Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931). Source: The Prophet (1923), On Reason and Passion.
What is the original wording?: Your reason and your passion are the rudder and the sails of your seafaring soul (Original English (The Prophet, 1923)). Written in English: The Prophet, 1923.
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"Reason and passion: the rudder and sails of your seafaring soul." (Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet (1923), On Reason and Passion, trans. Original English (The Prophet, 1923)). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/reason-and-passion-the-rudder-and-sails-of