Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

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Kahlil Gibran
Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a Lebanese-American poet, philosopher, and artist whose book 'The Prophet' has sold over 100 million copies and been translated into over 100 languages. Writing in both Arabic and English, he bridged Eastern mysticism and Western modernism to create a unique voice of universal spiritual wisdom.
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