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Andrew: On Prostitutes

I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters.
And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles.

— Kahlil Gibran

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I have pondered long, and I know now that only the pure of heart forgive the thirst that leads to dead waters.
And only the sure of foot can give a hand to him who stumbles." in the context of "Andrew: On Prostitutes" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Kahlil Gibran

About Kahlil Gibran

Gibran Khalil Gibran (6 January 1883 – 10 April 1931), usually referred to in English as Kahlil Gibran, was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist.