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The Prophet Study Guide

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by Khalil Gibran
About 37 pages (11,123 words)
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"On Buying and Selling" Summary

A merchant asks about buying and selling, and Almustafa declares that people will not want provided that they know how to fill their hands. Exchanging the gifts of the earth brings abundance and satisfaction, provided it is done in love and justice. Otherwise, it results in greed and hunger. In the marketplace, farmers and artisans must ask the master spirit of the earth to sanctify the scales and allow no one to come in.....

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