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Knowledge of the self is the mother of all knowledge. So it is incumbent on me to know my self, to know it completely, to know its minutiae, its characteristics, its subtleties, and its very atoms.

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
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Minutiae
Knowledge
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Incumbents
Mother
Subtlety
Self
Atoms
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The poet is a bird of strange moods. He descends from his lofty domain to tarry among us, singing if we do not honor him he will unfold his wings and fly back to his dwelling place.
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Philosophy began when man ate the produce of the earth and suffered indigestion.
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Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
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When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
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The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
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The wolves prey upon the lambs in the darkness of the night, but the blood stains remain upon the stones in the valley until the dawn comes, and the sun reveals the crime to all.
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You are not enclosed within your bodies, nor confined to houses or fields. That which is you dwells above the mountain and roves with the wind.
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When you reach the heart of life you shall find beauty in all things, even in the eyes that are blind to beauty.
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But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor, into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
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The just is close to the people's heart, but the merciful is close to the heart of God.
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If you would behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of life. For life and death are one, even as the river and sea are one.
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