Kahlil Gibran

Pain is the cracking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Source: The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, 1923

From 'On Pain' in The Prophet. The published wording is 'Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding' -- the version here substitutes 'cracking' for 'breaking' and drops the opening 'Your'. Attribution is solid; the text should be corrected to the canonical wording before promotion.

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There are those who give with joy, and joy is their reward.

Source: The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran, 1923

From 'On Giving' in The Prophet. The published line reads 'There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward' -- the version here omits 'that'. It sits in the passage contrasting those who give with joy, those who give with pain, and those who give without pain or joy. Minor wording correction recommended.

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