Kahlil Gibran in “Sand and Foam” quoted in: C.C. Gaither “Astronomically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Astronomy and Physics”, p. 325
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Space is not space between the earth and the sun to one who looks down from the windows of the Milky Way.
— Kahlil Gibran on Milky Way
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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.
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.
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