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I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
The Spring
Gibran Khalil Gibran
Jubran Khalil Jubran
Strange
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Talkative
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Insane
Intolerant
Learning
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Toleration
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Wisdom
Kindness
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Intolerance
Inspirational
Silence
Tolerance
Life
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