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Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese-American poet, painter, and writer.
* He was born in Bcharré, Lebanon, in 1883.
* He moved to the United States with his family when he was 12 years old.
* He studied art at the American University of Beirut and the Académie Julian in Paris.
* He published his first book of poems, The Madman, in 1918.
* His most famous work, The Prophet, was published in 1923.
* The Prophet has been translated into more than 100 languages and has sold over 100 million copies.
* Gibran died in New York City in 1931.
* He is considered one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
Do not fear the thorns in your path, for they draw only corrupt blood.
Of life's two chief prizes, beauty and truth, I found the first in a loving heart and the second in a laborer's hand.
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