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The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg.
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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