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“There is no one, no matter how wise he is, who has not in his youth said
things or done things that are so unpleasant to recall in later life that
he would expunge them entirely from his memory if that were possible.”
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things or done things that are so unpleasant to recall in later life that
he would expunge them entirely from his memory if that were possible.”
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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
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“But all this world is like a tale we hear -
Men's evil, and their glory, disappear.”
― Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
Men's evil, and their glory, disappear.”
― Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
“Our lives pass from us like the wind, and why
Should wise men grieve to know that they must die?
The Judas blossom fades, the lovely face
Of light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.”
― Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
Should wise men grieve to know that they must die?
The Judas blossom fades, the lovely face
Of light is dimmed, and darkness takes its place.”
― Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings
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