An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

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An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper.

Kahlil Gibran

1926

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Exaggeration Truth

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Metaphor, analogy and simile

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1926

Person

Kahlil Gibran

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Gibran, Kahlil. Sand and Foam. Alfred A. Knopf, 1926.

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An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper. — Kahlil Gibran

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