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Love passes by us, robed in meekness but we flee from her in fear, or hide in the darkness or else pursue her, to do evil in her name.
Khalil Gibran
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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
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The Spring
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Jubran Khalil Jubran
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When we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.
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