You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Kahlil Gibran · The Prophet
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“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is…”
- Author
- Kahlil Gibran
- Work
- The Prophet
- Year
- 1923
- Chapter / part
- On Giving
- Length
- 21 words
- Source
- Project Gutenberg eBook #58585
Public domain. This passage is in the public domain. Kahlil Gibran died in 1931, more than 70 years ago, and the work was first published in 1923. You can copy, print, read aloud or sell it without asking permission; a credit is kind but not required. The text is copied word for word from the Project Gutenberg edition linked here.
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