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You shall not dwell in tombs made by the dead for the living.

Khalil Gibran

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Khalil Gibran
Age: 48 †
Born: 1883
Born: January 6
Died: 1931
Died: April 10
Painter
Philosopher
Poet
Writer
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For a love to grow through the test of everyday living, one must respect that zone of privacy where one retires to relate to the inside instead of the outside.
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What is fear of need but need itself?
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Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent.
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Love... it surrounds every being and extends slowly to embrace all that shall be.
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For truth and the spirit will abide with the morrow.
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Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly, but we consider it false and despise its adherents.
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