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Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
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