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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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Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love love recompenses the adorers. – Khalil Gibran

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Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth. – Khalil Gibran

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