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There is a desire deep within the soul which drives man from the seen to the unseen, to philosophy and to the divine.

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
Divine
Philosophy
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Desire
Soul
Drives
Men
Unseen
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