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“بهراه بادیه رفتن به از نشستن باطل
که گر مراد نیابم بهقدر وُسع بکوشم”
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که گر مراد نیابم بهقدر وُسع بکوشم”
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“به زيورها بيارايند وقتي خوبرويان را
تو سيمين تن چنان خوبي كه زيورها
بیارایی”
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تو سيمين تن چنان خوبي كه زيورها
بیارایی”
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“However much you study, you cannot know without action.
A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man.
Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?”
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A donkey laden with books is neither an intellectual nor a wise man.
Empty of essence, what learning has he whether upon him is firewood or book?”
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“Reveal not every secret you have to a friend, for how can you tell but that friend may hereafter become and enemy. And bring not all mischief you are able to upon an enemy, for he may one day become your friend.”
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“Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.”
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Ali’s 2025 Year in Books
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