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Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.
Khalil Gibran
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"Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance."
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Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. — Khalil Gibran

About Khalil Gibran

Khalil Gibran was a Poet from Ottoman Empire (1883–1931).

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This quote is attributed to Khalil Gibran, a Poet from Ottoman Empire.
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Khalil Gibran lived from 1883 – 1931.
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