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Khalil Gibran Quotes: I purified my lips with sacred fire that I might speak of love, but when I opened my mouth to speak, I found myself mute.
         

I purified my lips with sacred fire that I might speak of love, but when I opened my mouth to speak, I found myself mute.


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