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Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.

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
Rebellion
Desert
Spring
Truth
Without
Like
Arid
Uprising
Bleak

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