"The nearest to my heart are a king without a kingdom and a poor man who does not know how to beg."

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Khalil Gibran

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“Wisdom is the power to perceive the best ends to aim at and the best means for reaching those ends.”
“The cello is like a beautiful woman who has not grown older, but younger with time, more slender, more supple, more graceful.”
“Keep your head and your heart going in the right direction, and you will not have to worry about your feet.”
“I don't care how much power, brilliance or energy you have, if you don't harness it and focus it on a specific target, and hold it there you're never going to accomplish as much as your ability warrants”
“It is our feelings that guide us and they can never lead us wrong”
“Before I look stupid and not know what a word means or how to pronounce it, I'll stop the whole production, "Hey, real quick, guys. Define this word for me. Somebody."”
“Light up the fire of love inside and blaze the thoughts away.”
“It is not the voice that commands the story: it is the ear.”

Source : "Invisible Cities". Book by Italo Calvino, ch. 9, 1974.

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