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The eye of a human being is a microscope, which makes the world seem bigger than it really is.

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
Eye
Makes
Seems
Microscope
Human
Microscopes
Humans
Bigger
Really
Seem
World
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