Quotation by

Khalil Gibran

Many a doctrine is like a window pane. We see truth through it but it divides us from truth.

Truth

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Khalil Gibran is saying that doctrines or beliefs can help us understand truth, but they also create a barrier between us and the truth itself. Instead of fully experiencing or connecting with truth, these ideas can separate us from it by limiting our perspective.

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