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If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.
If my survival caused another to perish, then death would be sweeter and more beloved.
Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
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- Khalil Gibran
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- Approximate author period: c. 1902 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Kahlil Gibran: documented activity in 1902. Wikidata Q47737, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47737 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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