Quote by Khalil Gibran
Wisdom stands at the turn in the road and calls upon us publicly,

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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They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price. – Khalil Gibran

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Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. – Khalil Gibran

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If the grandfather of the grandfather of Jesus had known what was hidden within him, he would have stood humble and awe-struck before his soul. – Khalil Gibran

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