Happiness is a myth we seek, If manifested surely irks; Like river speeding to the plain, On its … - Khalil Gibran

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Chanel, General De Gaulle and Picasso are the three most important figures of our time.

Khalil Gibran

Happiness is a myth we seek, If manifested surely irks; Like river speeding to the plain, On its arrival slows and murks. For man is happy only in His aspiration to the heights; When he attains his goal, he cools And longs for other distant flights.

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And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

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One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

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

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I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.

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To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.

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