Who said “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.”?

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Kahlil Gibran. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceThe Prophet (1923)

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Gibran, K. (n.d.). Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21372-your-pain-is-the-breaking-of-the-shell/

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Gibran, Kahlil. “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21372-your-pain-is-the-breaking-of-the-shell/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Gibran, Kahlil. “Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21372-your-pain-is-the-breaking-of-the-shell/.

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