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Nymphs of the Valley

by Kahlil Gibran, H.M. Nahmed

1948•William Heinemann Ltd•EN
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Nymphs of the Valley by Kahlil Gibran, H.M. Nahmed

Reading profile

Deep, inward-looking, contemplative, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.

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Insights from Nymphs of the Valley

“Is it not strange that we should feel the same emotions today?”

Dust of Ages shows we keep making the same mistakes over centuries. We fall in love and the world still tries to tear it apart.

Yuhanna the Mad isn't actually crazy. He just sees the hypocrisy of the local priests and refuses to stay silent about it.

“Go back to your temples and your altars.”

True faith looks different than what people preach in church. Sometimes the person the neighbors call a sinner is the most spiritual one there.

“The trees were singing a hymn of praise.”

Nature feels like a sanctuary when society gets too loud. The valleys offer a peace that the crowded streets never will.

Details
Published
1948
Publisher
William Heinemann Ltd
ISBN
9780394438832
Language
EN

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