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Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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Don't seek a friend to kill time, but seek them with time to live.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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From the talkative, I have learned to be silent; from the intolerant, to be indulgent, and from the malicious, to treat others with kindness. And as strange as it may seem, I feel no gratitude towards those teachers.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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The silence of the envious is full of noises.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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The most beautiful word on a man's lips is the word mother, and the sweetest call: my mother.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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If you cannot work with love but only with reluctance, it would be better for you to abandon the work and sit at the temple door to receive alms from those who work with joy.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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¿Dónde puedo encontrar a un hombre gobernado por la razón y no por los hábitos y los deseos?

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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Protégeme de la sabiduría que no llora, de la filosofía que no ríe y de la grandeza que no se inclina ante los niños.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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Hay quienes dan con alegría y esa alegría es su premio.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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In the dew of the little things, the heart finds its morning and takes its freshness.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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It is good to give when asked; but it is better to give without being asked, like good understanding people.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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There must be something strangely sacred in salt: it is in our tears and in the sea.

Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran

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Your children are not your children: they are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.