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Exaggeration1 quote
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper. — Kahlil Gibran · 1926Independence1 quote
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. — Kahlil Gibran · 1923Information overload1 quote
The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2001Love1 quote
And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. — Kahlil Gibran · 1923Relationships1 quote
You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. — Kahlil Gibran · 1923Sadness1 quote
Sadness is but a wall between two gardens. — Kahlil Gibran · 1926Saying goodbye1 quote
And ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. — Kahlil Gibran · 1923The improbable1 quote
Our world is dominated by the extreme, the unknown, and the very improbable (improbable according to our current knowledge)-and all the while we spend our time engaged in small talk, focusing on the known, and the repeated. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2007Truth1 quote
An exaggeration is a truth that has lost its temper. — Kahlil Gibran · 1926