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Quote by Khalil Gibran
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too

Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. – Khalil Gibran

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Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love. – Khalil Gibran

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If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved. – Khalil Gibran

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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. – Khalil Gibran

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