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I would be the least among men with dreams and the desire to fulfill them, rather than the greatest with no dreams and no desires.

— Kahlil Gibran

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I would be the least among men with dreams and the desire to fulfill them, rather than the greatest with no dreams and no desires." in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kahlil Gibran

About Kahlil Gibran

Gibran Khalil Gibran (6 January 1883 – 10 April 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.