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For thought is a bird of space, that in a cage of words may indeed unfold its wings but cannot fly.

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
Bird
Space
Words
Unfold
Cannot
Cage
Thought
Cages
May
Wings
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