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It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling.

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
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Philosopher
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Spare me the political events and power struggles, as the whole earth is my homeland and all men are my fellow countrymen.
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My brothers, seek counsel of one another, for therein lies the way out of error and futile repentance. The wisdom of the many is your shield against tyranny. For when we turn to one another for counsel we reduce the number of our enemies.
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Behind the veil of each night, there is a smilling dawn.
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Much of your pain is the bitter potion by which the physician within you heals your sick self.
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The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.
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In the depth of your hopes and desires lies your silent knowledge of the beyond.
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Sow a seed and the earth will yield you a flower. Dream your dream to the sky and it will bring you your beloved.
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Take then this Book, look into it, and show me when Jesus was not forgiving. Read this diving tragedy and tell me where He speaks without mercy and compassion. You visit not the sick and the imprisoned nor do you feed the hungry or give refuge to the stranger or comfort to the mourner.
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Your house is your larger body. It grows in the sun and sleeps in the stillness of the night and it is not dreamless. Does not your house dream, and dreaming, leave the city for grove or hilltop?
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My Lebanon is a flock of birds fluttering in the early morning as shepherds lead their sheep into the meadow & rising in the evening as farmers return from their fields and vineyards.You have your Lebanon and its people. I have my Lebanon and its people.
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Cover me with soft earth, and let each handful be mixed With seeds ofjasmine, lilies, and myrtle and when they Grow above me and thrive on my body's element they will Breathe the fragrance of my heart into space.
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Many are the fools who say that Jesus stood in His own path and opposed Himself that He knew not His own mind, and in the absence of that knowledge confounded Himself.
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The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you will find that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.
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Your confidence in the people, and your doubt about them, are closely related to your self-confidence and your self-doubt.
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When you reach the end of what you should know, you will be at the beginning of what you should sense.
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It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations.
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