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Beloved Lebanese-American Poet and Philosopher Kahlil Gibran on America, New York, and Jewishness
Beloved Lebanese-American Poet and Philosopher Kahlil Gibran on America, New York, and Jewishness

“America is far greater than what people think; her Destiny is strong and healthy and eager.”

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A Partnership Larger Than Marriage: The Stunning Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell
A Partnership Larger Than Marriage: The Stunning Love Letters of Kahlil Gibran and Mary Haskell

“You are like the Great Spirit, who befriends man not only to share his life, but to add to it. My knowing you is the greatest thing in my days and nights, a miracle quite outside the natural order of things.”

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Kahlil Gibran on the Seeming Self vs. the Authentic Self
Kahlil Gibran on the Seeming Self vs. the Authentic Self

“I have found both freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us.”

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Poet, Painter, and Philosopher Kahlil Gibran on Creativity
Poet, Painter, and Philosopher Kahlil Gibran on Creativity

“There is no deeper desire than the desire of being revealed. We all want that little light in us to be taken from under the bushel.”

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The Difficult Balance of Intimacy and Independence: Beloved Philosopher and Poet Kahlil Gibran on the Secret to a Loving and Lasting Relationship
The Difficult Balance of Intimacy and Independence: Beloved Philosopher and Poet Kahlil Gibran on the Secret to a Loving and Lasting Relationship

“Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.”

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Kahlil Gibran on the Absurdity of Self-Righteousness
Kahlil Gibran on the Absurdity of Self-Righteousness

A simple reminder that nothing undoes dignity like peevish indignation.

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