by Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
My soul preached to me and said, "Do not...
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My soul preached to me and said, "Do not be delighted because of praise, and do not be distressed because of blame."
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- by Khalil Gibran (1883 - 1931), no title, appears in Thoughts and Meditations [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Alistair Hinton (b. 1950), "My soul preached to me and said, "Do not be delighted", op. 13 no. 5g (1969-1977) [ high voice and string quintet ], from String Quintet, no. 5g [ sung text checked 1 time]
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