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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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