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...unless the exchange be in love and kindly justice, it will but lead some to greed and others to hunger.

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
Greed
Hunger
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Justice
Others
Love
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