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joy and sorrow are inseparable. . . together they come and when one sits alone with you . . remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.

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
Inspirational
Asleep
Remember
Sadness
Bed
Together
Sorrow
Come
Balance
Life
Joy
Alone
Sits
Upon
Inseparable

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