The Strongest of Souls

by Jurek Zamoyski

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; 
the most massive characters are seared with scars."

~ Kahlil Gibran

Kahlil Gibran was a Lebanese artist and poet who immigrated to the United States,

 as a young man with his family, and was educated in the United States.  

He was born on January 6, 1883 and died on April 10, 1931.  

He wrote the mystical poetry collection "The Prophet" in 1923.

Kahlil Gibran continues to be recognized as a literary hero.