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Life without liberty is like a body without spirit. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#against #derision #divinity #follow #footsteps

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#enhancing #lies #progress #toward #will

Time has been transformed, and we have changed; it has advanced and set us in motion; it has unveiled its face, inspiring us with bewilderment and exhilaration. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#advanced #been #bewilderment #changed #exhilaration

No man can reveal to you nothing but that which already lies half-asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. ↗

— 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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Zeal is a volcano, the peak of which the grass of indecisiveness does not grow. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison? ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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I'm a victim of maybe circumstances, but look at how it worked out. ↗

— Jessica Hahn

#how #i #look #maybe #out

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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