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In truth you owe naught to any man. You owe to all men.

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
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Naught
Truth
Men

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I discovered the secret of the sea in meditation upon a dewdrop.
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And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
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A word I want to see written on my grave: I am alive like you, and I am standing beside you. Close your eyes and look around, you will see me in front of you.
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The wolves prey upon the lambs in the darkness of the night, but the blood stains remain upon the stones in the valley until the dawn comes, and the sun reveals the crime to all.
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The longing for paradise is paradise itself.
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Verily the lust for comfort murders the passion of the soul, and then walks grinning in the funeral.
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This for God and this for myself This for my soul, and this other for my body?
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The love of a parent for a child is the love that should grow towards separation.
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Say not, 'I have found the truth,' but rather, 'I have found a truth.'
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It was in my heart to help a little because I was helped much.
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Be patient, for it is from doubt that knowledge is born.
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Learn the words of wisdom uttered by the wise and apply them in your own life. Live them - but do not a make a show of reciting them, for he who repeats what he does not understand is no better than an ass loaded with books.
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My God, my aim and my fulfillment I am thy yesterday and thou are my tomorrow. I am they root in the earth and thou art my flower in the sky, and together we grow before the face of the sun.
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Disagreement may be the shortest cut between two minds.
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In one drop of water are found all the secrets of all the oceans in one aspect of You are found all the aspects of existence.
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Do not keep crying when your love has been gone. You only need Smile because he had been given you the opportunity to meet someone who is better.
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Who can separate his faith from his actions, or his belief from his occupations?
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