Second Self: Yours is a better lot than mine, brother, for it is given to me to be this madman's joyous self.
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Second Self: Yours is a better lot than mine, brother, for it is given to me to be this madman's joyous self. I laugh his laughter and sing his happy hours, and with thrice winged feet I dance his brighter thoughts. It is I that would rebel against my weary existence.

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Creator: Kahlil Gibran
Nationality / cultural background: Lebanese–American
Work / edition: 1918

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