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They consider me to have sharp and penetrating vision because I see them through the mesh of a sieve.

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
Wise
Vision
Wisdom
Sieve
Mesh
Penetrating
Aggravation
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