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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.

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
Love
Outside
Retires
Instead
Retiring
Inside
Privacy
Grow
Zone
Respect
Test
Grows
Relate
Living
Tests
Must
Everyday

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