United States writer (born in Lebanon) (1883-1931)
Gibran was born in the town of Bsharri in the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate, Ottoman Empire (modern day Lebanon), to Khalil Gibran and Kamila Gibran (Rahmeh). As a young man Gibran emigrated with his family to the United States, where he studied art …
"Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife."