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Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of
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"Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring of flowing water that the thirsty pass by, and from which they avoid drinking"

- Kahlil Gibran

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This quote by Kahlil Gibran talks to the feeling of being forgotten and also unappreciated. The speaker wishes to be a dry well, a place where individuals can toss rocks as well as be finished with it. This is a metaphor for the audio speaker's desire to be neglected as well as disregarded, rather than to be a resource of life and food that is neglected as well as taken for given. The audio speaker is sharing a sense of stress and also frustration that they are not valued or appreciated for the things they supply. The speaker is recommending that it would certainly be easier to be neglected than to be continuously neglected and also taken for given. This quote talks with the feeling of being undervalued as well as unappreciated, and also the need to be failed to remember rather than to be frequently forgotten.

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Kahlil Gibran This quote is written / told by Kahlil Gibran between January 6, 1883 and April 10, 1931. He was a famous Poet from Lebanon. The author also have 89 other quotes.

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